ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader:ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader | high-speed optical transceiver circuits (modulator drivers, TIAs, CDRs, PLLs, ADC/DAC) | 10+ years

Cisco
Bengaluru
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Collaboration","Teamwork"]

Design and develop mixed-signal, high-speed electrical specifications and circuits for silicon photonics driver ICs used in next-generation pluggable and co-packaged optics. Own receive/transmit datapath and low-speed control circuit design for 100G/200G/400G per-lambda modules, author designs for modulator drivers, TIAs, PLLs and control circuits, and debug bring-up issues to improve yield through lab validation. Coordinate across electrical, optical, and product teams.

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ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader:ASIC Engineering Analog Design Leader | high-speed optical transceiver circuits (modulator drivers, TIAs, CDRs, PLLs, ADC/DAC) | 10+ years

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Job Summary

Design and develop mixed-signal, high-speed electrical specifications and circuits for silicon photonics driver ICs used in next-generation pluggable and co-packaged optics. Own receive/transmit datapath and low-speed control circuit design for 100G/200G/400G per-lambda modules, author designs for modulator drivers, TIAs, PLLs and control circuits, and debug bring-up issues to improve yield through lab validation. Coordinate across electrical, optical, and product teams.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Participate in analog/mixed-signal design for next-generation silicon photonics driver integrated circuits for 100G/200G/400G per-lambda solutions.
  • •Drive full-chip electrical specifications, circuit design, and verification test plans from concept through production across electrical, optical, and product teams.
  • •Author mixed-signal datapath designs (modulator drivers, serializers, PLLs, TIAs, and control circuits) optimizing for power, performance, testability, and cost.
  • •Debug complex silicon and system-level issues during bring-up and lab validation to improve yield and perform failure analysis.
  • •Collaborate with architecture, digital, SI/PI, and product teams on verification, design, and testability strategies.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelors + 10 years, or Masters + 6 years, or PhD + 3 years of high-speed AMS design experience.
  • •Demonstrated expertise in high-speed optical transceiver design (modulator drivers, TIA, CDR, PLLs, ADC/DAC).
  • •Proficiency with industry-standard tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, and Caliber.
  • •Strong skills in device physics and circuit operations.
  • •Proficiency in Python or C for design automation, scripting, and analytical tools.
Experience:10+ yearsSilicon photonicsOptical transceiversAnalog/mixed-signal
Education:
Skills:CollaborationTeamwork
Tech Stack:Cadence VirtuosoSpectreCaliberPythonCVerilog-ATIAsCDRsPLLsADCDACSerDesEthernetBERTsSI/PIPCBDigital communication analyzersReal-time scopes

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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