Analog/Mixed-signal Sustaining IC Design Developer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco · Kanata, Canada · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Kanata, Canada (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with Python, System Design and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $142,000–$181,600 per year.
- Role
- Hardware Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Kanata, Canada
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- Dec 22, 2025
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Job description
from Cisco careersThe application window is expected to close on 2/17/25. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This role can be performed Hybrid with three days per week onsite at our Ottawa office.
Acacia designs intelligent transceivers using advanced signal processing and photonic integration for the 100G, 400G and 1T bit speed fiber optic transmission market deployed in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long haul telecommunication networks.
Meet the Team
We are Mixed-signal IC design group that develops high speed (>25Gb/s), and high accuracy, analog designs for optical communications products. We optimize design that will integrate into the ASIC. Our team interacts with other Acacia groups including digital/DSP design, system design, package design, and module design.
Your Impact
* You will use your knowledge of circuit designs including device theory and signal integrity to support issues found in the lab or by customer
* You will analyze data from lab, identify the probable circuits, run post-layout simulations of the circuit in cadence, and correlate the observed issue to find root cause
* You have hand-on experience in using the lab equipment such as DCA, spectrum analyzer, etc, and as well as familiar with python script