Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (Onsite)

Responsibilities

• Key Essential Functions:
• Design and numerical modeling of passive and active photonic components, including high speed devices based on hybrid integration
• Script-based GDS layout of photonic components, circuits, and full product chips

Requirements

• Bachelors +8 years, Masters +6 years, or Ph.D. +3 years of optical engineering, electrical engineering, material science, physics and related fields
• Prior experience with solid-state physics, integrated photonics, and opto-electronics
• Prior experience with photonics numerical simulation principle and tools, such as FDTD, HFSS, COMSOL and etc.
• Prior experience in photonic device process and fabrication
• 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
• Why Cisco?
• We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
• Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
• The starting salary range posted for this position is $168,800.00 to $241,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
• U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
• 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 f

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Additional Information

The application window is expected to close on: 04/29/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . The application window is expected to close on 6/30. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if sufficient number of applications are received. Meet the Team The Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) team is a small, dynamic group that develops advanced photonics chips for optical communications products.

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