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Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - Acacia (hybrid)

Cisco$148K — $212K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Experience with transmission line theory (micro strip, strip line, CPW)
  • Expertise in high-efficiency DC-DC power converters
  • Proficiency with analog/RF simulation tools like LTSpice® and ADS®
  • Familiarity with VxDesigner® and Allegro® PCB and SiP Layout tools
  • Experience managing PCB layout for high-speed signaling (50+ GHz)
  • Strong debugging skills and experience with advanced test equipment

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to architecture, specification, design, and validation of new hardware
  • Utilize expertise in telecommunications and electro-optical transmission systems to solve complex NPI challenges
  • Collaborate within a cross-disciplinary engineering team
  • Engage in hands-on hardware development
  • Lead troubleshooting and validation efforts in lab settings

Benefits

  • Onsite work required three days a week in Maynard, MA
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects in telecommunications
  • Collaborative environment with multi-disciplinary teams
  • Contribution to the full hardware life cycle of innovative products
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 05/15/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This position is required to be onsite in Maynard, MA and in office three days a week.

Your Impact

You will be key member of Acacia's Hardware team and contribute to the hardware life cycle of our products. You will work within a multi-disciplinary hardware, Software, Optics, and DSP engineering organization.

The ideal candidate has strong relevant and recent technical and hands-on background and be able is hit the ground running as an individual contributor
  • You will contribute, architecture, specification, design, and validation of new hardware
  • You will utilize your strong depth and breadth of expertise in telecommunications and high-speed electro-optical transmission systems to resolve complex problems during the NPI phase of our products.


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree to include a minimum of 10+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Demonstrated experience with transmission line theory and effects (micro strip, strip line, CPW, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience with high-efficiency DC-DC power converters
  • Demonstrated experience with analog/RF simulation tools (e.g. LTSpice®, ADS®)
  • Demonstrated experience with VxDesigner® & working knowledge of Allegro® PCB and SiP Layout tools
  • Demonstrated experience with working with PCB layout and constraint management tools to guide layout for high speed signaling (above 50+ GHz)
  • Demonstrated experience with debugging and lab skills including working with state-of-the-art test equipment


Preferred Qualifications
  • Masters degree
  • Experience with Power Integrity (PI) simulations and tools
  • Knowledge of optical components (lasers, modulators, detectors, DWDM technologies, etc.)
  • Understanding and implementing digital control loops and DSP functions
  • Working knowledge of Python

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