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Design Verification Engineer - Acacia Networks

Cisco$152K — $221K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 7 years of related experience, or Master's degree and 4 years, or PhD and 2 years of related experience
  • Prior lab experience
  • Familiarity with basic fiber optics components and test equipment

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with design teams to debug and bring-up new photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and modules
  • Develop and implement test algorithms and calibration procedures
  • Define and execute comprehensive design verification test plans
  • Maintain thorough design verification documentation
  • Support failure analysis and troubleshooting at the PIC level

Benefits

  • Opportunities for travel to support customer development
  • Collaborative work environment within a leading tech company
  • Exposure to cutting-edge optoelectronic technology and innovations
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 08/25/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Your Impact

Reporting into Acacia/Cisco Device Verification Test group, this engineer will work closely with our integrated silicon photonics, optical packaging, ASIC development, and the operations teams to deliver leading edge, high-yielding, high-throughput processes across Acacia/Cisco product line of optoelectronic components and modules.
  • New product introduction - work closely with RF, silicon photonics, DSP, and module design teams to debug and bring-up new PICs and modules
  • Develop test algorithms and calibration procedures
  • Define and execute design verification test plans
  • Be responsible for design verification documentation
  • Support PIC level failure analysis and troubleshooting


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 2 year of related experience
  • Prior expeirence working in a lab.
  • Experience with basic fiber optics components and test and measurement equipment


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with high bandwidth RF, EO/OE testing
  • Experience with client optics DSP, SerDes, and its testing
  • Knowledge of software and test automation, especially based on Python
  • Knowledge of DAC/ADC operations and controls
  • Knowledge of optical communications, including PAM4 and coherent optical communications
  • Experience with JMP or similar data analysis software
  • C++, Matlab programming and VPI modelling experience
  • Good problem solving, effective communication, documentation, planning skills
  • International and domestic travel to support customer development and internal Cisco collaboration might be required

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