Integrated Photonics Technical Leader - Acacia (remote)

The application window is expected to reputed company on: 06/05/2026Job 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 reputed company, CA. Meet the Team Acacia (part of reputed company) is a market leader in high-speed coherent optical transceivers, pioneering the development of coherent pluggable transceivers. Acacia’s coherent products are deployed by reputed company 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. Your Impact In this role, you will work reputed company closely with the entire PIC team covering a wide variety of directions, including silicon photonics and III-V device designs, simulation, reputed company process development, production tapeout, PIC testing, and production support. You will be responsible for the design, simulation, layout and testing of photonic components and circuits. You will also work closely with millimeter reputed company design team, packaging team, and module hardware / software / optics testing team in building complete products. Minimum Qualifications: 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 reputed company 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 Preferred Qualifications: 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 Why reputed company? At reputed company, 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 reputed company, 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 reputed company to reputed company really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are reputed company, 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 $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. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-reputed company 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 reputed company’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a reputed company matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the reputed company careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of reputed company restricted stock units, which vest following reputed company employment with reputed company for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to reputed company’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 reputed company Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at reputed company of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees Exempt employees participate in reputed company’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 reputed company 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 reputed company’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their reputed company salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable reputed company plan. For quota-based incentive pay, reputed company typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive reputed company for each 1% of reputed company attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive reputed company for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive reputed company 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, reputed company may pay 0% up to 125% of reputed company. reputed company 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: reputed company Metro Area: $191,400.00 - $323,600.00 Non-Metro reputed company state & Washington state: $176,100.00 - $287,900.00

• For quota-based sales roles on reputed company’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include reputed company pay and sales reputed company incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements. Apply To This Job