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Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - Acacia is a key role within the Hardware team at Team Acacia, focusing on high-speed coherent optical interconnect products. Working in a multi-disciplinary environment involving Software, Optics, and DSP engineering, you will contribute to the hardware lifecycle by architecting, specifying, designing, and validating new hardware. You will solve complex problems during the NPI phase of products utilizing expertise in telecommunications and high-speed electro-optical transmission systems. The role requires proficiency with transmission line theory, DC-DC power converters, and analog/RF simulation tools like LTSpice and ADS. Technical requirements include experience with VxDesigner, Allegro PCB and SiP Layout tools, and managing constraints for signals above 50+ GHz. Additional skills include Power Integrity simulations, knowledge of optical components like lasers and modulators, and working knowledge of Python to address bandwidth and power-efficiency challenges in 400G, 800G, and 1.6T technologies.
C++
C
RTOS
Embedded Firmware
ARM
Python
Shell Programming
Unix
Git
Perforce
Jira
Bugzilla
Make
State Machines
system bring up
Optical Transceivers
DSP
ASIC