Telecom and Datacom Protocol Engineer - Acacia

Job Description

Acacia Communications Coherent Communications Division provides an excellent opportunity to work on innovative Coherent/DSP technologies. Acacia has developed 8 generations of Coherent transceivers ranging in bandwidth from 100Gbps to 1.2Gbps, IP blocks ranging from 25/50/100G rate SERDES with PAM4 and NRZ signaling, Mapping IP, Layer 1 Encryption IP and Framing IP, TX/RX DSP technology to compensate Single Mode Fiber distortions and High-Speed ADC/DAC Technology with sampling rates above 130Gb/s.

In this position you will work closely with System Engineering and ASIC Design teams in validating Acacia Coherent Framing, Encryption and Mapping IP blocks. You will be working on groundbreaking high-speed technology (ASIC/SERDES/DSP/ADC/DAC) which will provide you a once in a lifetime work experience. If you have required skills and a passion for working with the best team in the industry on complex systems and high-quality best-in-class technology, then this position is calling your name.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Validating Optical Transport Network (OTN) layer over WDM network and Ethernet layer over DWDM network on Acacia products. Your in-depth knowledge of the effects of transmission path impairments and standards defined consequent actions will facilitate evaluating of Acacia product response to such impairments.

You will design and develop test plans and test automation software using C# programming language.

Execute and guide junior team members to execute OTN/Ethernet protocol tests on new Acacia product software releases.

You will document detailed test results and log non-conformances using defect tracking tools such as Bugzilla or Jira.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering.

Proven experience in verifying OTN and/or Ethernet protocol-based functionality in post ASIC development, ASIC DV, SQA, SVT, Systems Test or similar environment.

Detailed Knowledge of IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) , and ITU-T (OTN) G.709 and G.798 Standards 100/200/400/800GE Ethernet

Understanding of Datacom Electrical NRZ and PAM4 Interfaces; CAUI and GAUI.

Understanding of Ethernet Layers; PMD/PMA, PCS and Layer 2 MAC.

Background on Next Generation Ethernet serial interconnects 802.3ck (106Gb/s PAM4)

Understanding of Ethernet and OTN (G.709) Performance Monitoring, Alarm Generation, Fault Detection and Generating Consequential actions.

Candidate must be self-motivated, have good communication skills, be able to manage their time well, and be able to manage multiple activities simultaneously.

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science/Engineering

Knowledge in Layer 1 Encryption