Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)

Requirements

• 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
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• Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
• The starting salary range posted for this position is $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 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

Benefits

Additional Information

The application window is expected to close on: 06/05/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . Preferred candidates will be located in Maynard, MA or San Jose, CA. Meet the Team Acacia (part of Cisco) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia's coherent products are deployed by all hyperscalers to connect their Data Centers over distances from a few kilometers to thousands of kilometers and even in submarine networks. The emergence of AI has drastically increased the demand for Acacia's coherent transceivers. Acacia's coherent transceivers are also being used in space applications and are expected to be used inside data centers as interconnect speeds continue to increase. Acacia is also entering the PAM4 Client market and is expected to be a key provider of PAM4 solutions, including a 1.6T PAM4 DSP. The Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) team is a dynamic group that develops advanced photonics chips for optical communications products.

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