Cisco
Analog/mixed-signal IC Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
$149K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 20, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor’s + 6 years, or Master’s + 4 years, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD.
About the job
Designs, lays out, measures, and productizes high-speed analog/mixed-signal CMOS ICs for optical communications products.
What you'll do
- Lead complex-chip block design efforts, track deliverables, and participate in design reviews.
- Develop designs from conception through production, including design, layout, and measurement.
- Work with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal- and power-integrity specifications.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s + 6 years, Master’s + 4 years, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Design, simulation, and measurement experience with high-speed ICs in at least two listed areas, such as serial links, output drivers, PLLs, clock transmission, opamps/PGAs, or equalization.
Nice to have
- Electrical transceiver applications, including backplane and cable communications.
- Experience with FinFET/GAA, high-frequency layout, manufacturability, lab validation, or listed design software.
Pay
$167,700.00 to $245,200.00 USD base salary; $167,700.00 - $282,000.00 USD base salary; $149,100.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary
Tools
CMOS, FinFET, GAA, Cadence (Virtuoso), Specture/APS/SpectreX, Calibre, EMX, Matlab
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