Description
The Silicon One team at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally.
As a Silicon Photonics Engineer, you will have full-lifecycle responsibility for PIC product design, from simulation to layout using Cadence Virtuoso to final GDS tapeout to post-Fab validation.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and own small test-chips within a year or two to facilitate next-generation products
- Work closely with EIC & module team to co-design highly optimized Opto-Electronic chipsets satisfying system-level specifications
- Handle multiple PIC tapeouts per year, translating into parallel processing several PIC designs and tracking them through design-tapeout-Fab-validation cycle
- Encourage spending time on new ideas and innovation in-line with continuous optimization of all products
- Fill patents to maintain Cisco's leadership position in a highly competitive market
Requirements:
- Bachelors + 5 years of related experience, or Masters + 3 years of related experience, or PhD + 0 years of related experience
- Prior experience in Silicon Photonics circuit modeling, layouts/tapeouts, and fabrication process, including testing and validation
- Prior experience in photonic device layouts both passive and active (GDS generation using appropriate EDA tools like Cadence, Virtuoso etc.)
- Prior experience with lab measurements, data analysis and automation using tools like Matlab, Labview, Python
Preferred qualifications:
- Prior experience working with cross-functional engineering teams
- Prior experience with OE/RF simulation (S-parameters, Co-simulation with electronic driver/TIA, HFSS)
- Prior experience working with silicon photonics foundries
- Prior experience using AI tools for data analysis, testing, and validation
Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer