Cisco
ASIC High Speed AMS Technical Leader
$192K–$356K
Carlsbad, California, US +1 · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 6, 2026
- Location
- Carlsbad, California, US
Allentown, Pennsylvania, US - Experience
- Bachelor’s + 12 years of related experience, or Master’s + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of high-speed AMS design experience. Preferred: 10–15 years of analog/mixed-signal circuit design experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD, with the corresponding experience alternatives stated above.
About the job
Leads end-to-end design and development of high-speed analog/mixed-signal driver ICs for Cisco silicon photonics modules, from specifications and circuit design through verification, lab bring-up, and production.
What you'll do
- Own mixed-signal transmit/receive datapath and control circuit design, optimizing power, performance, testability, and cost.
- Lead full-chip electrical specifications, verification planning, and cross-functional integration.
- Debug silicon and system issues during validation and bring-up, improve yield, and mentor engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s + 12 years of related experience, or Master’s + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of high-speed AMS design experience.
- Expertise in high-speed optical transceiver design and proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Caliber, SystemVerilog, and Verilog-AMS.
- Ability to lead design teams through a full tapeout cycle and deliver successful silicon products.
- Proficiency in Python or C for design automation, scripting, and analytical tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with silicon photonics driver ICs and direct-detect optical module architectures.
- Experience with analog/mixed-signal circuit design, optical subsystems, high-speed PHYs, DFT, lab instrumentation, and optical component modeling.
Pay
$192,400.00 to $275,800.00 USD base salary; $214,100.00 - $356,300.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $192,400.00 - $317,200.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Caliber, SystemVerilog, Verilog-AMS, Python, C, Verilog-A
AI focus
Designs high-speed optical driver ICs for silicon photonics modules supporting AI-era data center infrastructure; no AI model development is specified.
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