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Meet the Team

Join our team at Acacia, where we design advanced optical transceivers for high-speed fiber optic transmission in data centers and telecommunication networks. This team is developing next generation 100G-1T coherent optical communications products.

Your Impact

This is a senior contributor role focused on delivering highly-complex ASICS in advanced technology nodes that are used in next generation telecom systems. The role involves detailed running timing analysis and driving timing closure at the full-chip level. This includes providing ECO scripts and guidance to designers for delivering tape-out quality for all parts of the design, in a highly team focused environment.

• Involves in static timing analysis (STA) methodology and flow. Including but not limited to latest timing technologies, like latest on-chip variation modeling techniques, PVT selection, extraction methodology and flow, etc.
• Run signoff timing analysis at the top level, drive closure of timing across the team. Interface with EDA vendors on issues/features/enhancements on timing tools.
• Work closely with RTL designers to debug and root-cause timing issues related to design, tools, etc. and arrive at a feasible solution through the augmentation of input and design collateral.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in electrical engineering with 12 + years, or MS degree with 8 + years, or a PhD with 5+ year of experience
• Experience in advanced technology nodes 16nm and below
• Experience with industry standard CAD methodologies from Cadence, Synopsys and/or Mentor
• Experience with scripting skills such as TCL, Perl, or Python.
• Experience executing ASICs from product definition to production release.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with FinFET technologies
• Experience with DSP algorithms
• Experience in telecom design space
• Experience presenting technical information to technical and non-technical audience

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Simply put – we power the future.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.