# Control Systems & Embedded Software Technical Leader

**Company**: Acacia (part of Cisco)
**Location**: Maynard, MA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $166,300.00 to $238,300.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

As a Control Systems & Embedded Software Technical Leader, you will design and implement high-speed closed-loop control systems, PID algorithms, and real-time embedded firmware for Acacia's high-performance optical modules and transceivers.

Responsibilities:

- Design, tune, and optimize real-time closed-loop control algorithms operating on bare-metal and RTOS microcontroller platforms.

- Develop highly efficient, compact embedded C/C++ firmware to configure, monitor, and calibrate hardware subsystems.

- Work closely with Hardware, Optics, and Calibration teams to bring up new boards, characterize feedback loops, and debug electro-optical interactions.

- Implement firmware state machines, low-level peripheral drivers, and high-reliability data/control paths.

- Own critical firmware features from algorithm simulation to production release, ensuring the highest reliability under demanding optical conditions.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering or related field with 8+ years of professional experience.

- 6+ years in low-level embedded C and C++ programming for physical hardware control.

- 5+ years development of embedded firmware on bare-metal systems and real-time operating systems (RTOS).

- Design, implementation, and tuning of real-time control systems on embedded microcontrollers.

- Ability to work 100% onsite during the initial one-year onboarding period, with hybrid flexibility available thereafter.

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away (vacation, holidays, sick time)

- Optional 10 paid days per year to volunteer

Salary Range: $166,300.00 to $238,300.00

## Skills

### Required
- embedded C/C++ programming
- real-time control systems
- PID algorithms
- microcontrollers
- firmware development

### Nice to have
- optical transceivers
- laser controllers
- optical amplifiers
- telecommunications hardware
- version control
- test automation
- data analysis scripting

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