Hardware FPGA Design Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)

The application window is expected to close on: 02/12/2026 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: 3/31/26. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. This is a hybrid role with three days per week at Cisco's Maynard, MA office. Meet the Team Acacia, now part of Cisco, designs intelligent optical transceivers using sophisticated signal processing and photonic integration for >1T bit speed fiber optic transmission market deployed in data center, metro, long-haul and ultra-long haul telecommunicat ion networks. The team is a versatile and upbeat team of enthusiastic engineers in an environment where team members experience mutual enhancement and improvement. You will have the opportunity to collaborate cross-function ally with our Hardware, Software, Optics, and manufacturing teams. Your Impact You are a high-energy FGPA Design engineer who loves to work on complex communications products. You are a team player with a startup mentality who loves to challenge the status quo with creation and innovation. You can figure things out by yourself, but you are comfortable to participate in our friendly and team-oriented collaboration approach to learn from others. You are not shy to point out how we can be more effective as a team, and yet you are open to similar suggestions by your team members to foster mutual growth for all.

• Design/Verify FGPAs For Acacia's Product and Evaluation platform
• Write Python routines for Test Development and Automation
• Contribute to FPGA Emulation of ASIC Blocks
• Contribute to our custom

ASIC RTL

code Minimum Q ualifications:

• Bachelors +8 years of experience, or Masters +6 years of experience, or PHD +3 years of experience of related experience or higher with minimum
• 5+ years of FPGA design and verification experience
• Experience in Verilog RTL coding and synthesis for FPGAs
• Experience with Python and Linux
• Experience designing interfaces with Processors, SPI & I2C devices, MDIO, high speed SERDES, etc.
• Experience in Xilinx® design tool chain for design, place, and route (ISE®, Vivado® suite) Preferred Q ualifications:
• C/C++ and experience coding with embedded MCUs
• Experience in designs and timing closure with multiple clock domains
• Experience work in labs and experience with test equipment to help with board level and FPGA bring up
• Experience with analog components (OpAmps, DACs/ADCs, etc.)
• Experience implementing digital control loops and DSP functions
• Experience with Xilinx FPGA families such as Ultrascale+
• Experience with Synopsys VCS simulation and Synplify® synthesis tools for FPGAs
• Expertise in creating FPGA implementation s from

ASIC RTL

code

• Expertise in digital design of standard cell ASICs
• Experience presenting technical information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Why Cisco? At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 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 $148,800.00 to $212,900.00 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.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. 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 from one calendar year to the next Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid. The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$168,800.00 - $277,400.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $148,800.00 - $248,200.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
• Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.