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[Remote] Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)

Remote Full-time Live

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, and they are seeking an Integrated Photonics Technical Leader to work with the Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) team. This role involves design, simulation, layout, and testing of photonic components and circuits, collaborating closely with various teams to build complete products.

Responsibilities

  • You will work very closely with the entire PIC team covering a wide variety of directions, including silicon photonics and III-V device designs, simulation, foundry process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support
  • You will be responsible for the design, simulation, layout and testing of photonic components and circuits
  • You will also work closely with millimeter wave design team, packaging team, and module hardware / software / optics testing team in building complete products

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree with 12+ years or Master's degree with 6+ years or Ph.D with 3+years of industry experience in optical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics or related fields
  • Demonstrated experience with solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics
  • Demonstrated experience with photonics numerical simulation principle and tools, such as FDTD, HFSS, COMSOL and etc
  • Demonstrated experience in photonic device process and fabrication
  • Demonstrated experience with photonic device layout and tapeout
  • Prior experience with photonic device layout and tapeout
  • Prior experience in hybrid integration of different material systems
  • Prior experience in photonic devices based on thin-film lithium niobate
  • Prior experience with designing, simulating and testing of high speed electronic or optical devices
  • Prior experience with photonic component testing
  • Prior experience with large-scale photonic circuit tape-outs in commercial foundries

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance
  • A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability coverage
  • Basic life insurance
  • Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
  • 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 determined by Cisco
  • Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
  • For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
  • Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.
  • For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target.

Company Overview

  • Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press. It was founded in 1984, and is headquartered in San Jose, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.cisco.com.
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  • Cisco has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 154 in 2026, 1238 in 2025, 1231 in 2024, 1273 in 2023, 2127 in 2022, 1991 in 2021, 1173 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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