Cisco
Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)
$176K–$324K
Holmdel, New Jersey, US +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Jun 16, 2026
- Location
- Holmdel, New Jersey, US
San Jose, California, US - Experience
- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years, Master’s degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 5 years of industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in optical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics, or related fields.
About the job
Leads the design, simulation, layout, testing, and production support of photonic components and integrated circuits for optical communications products.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, lay out, and test photonic components and circuits.
- Contribute to silicon photonics and III-V device design, foundry process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support.
- Collaborate with millimeter-wave, packaging, and module hardware, software, and optics testing teams to build complete products.
What they ask for
- Experience with solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics.
- Experience with photonics numerical simulation principles and tools, such as FDTD, HFSS, and COMSOL.
- Experience in photonic device process and fabrication.
- Experience in photonic device layout and tapeout.
Nice to have
- Experience in hybrid integration of different material systems, thin-film lithium niobate devices, or high-speed electronic or optical device design, simulation, and testing.
- Experience with photonic component testing or large-scale photonic circuit tapeouts in commercial settings.
Pay
$191,400.00 to $281,400.00 USD base salary; $191,400.00 - $323,600.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $176,100.00 - $287,900.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
FDTD, HFSS, COMSOL
AI focus
The role develops photonic components and circuits for optical communications products; the posting notes increased demand for coherent transceivers due to AI, but does not specify AI development work.
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