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Cisco Principal DSP Engineer – Coherent Optical Transmission Systems 
United States, Massachusetts 
545970419

23.06.2025
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With your expertise in DSP for coherent optical transceivers, FEC, and modeling, you help the team to develop the next generation of low-power and high-performance coherent transceivers. Here are some examples of possible topics:
  • Invent, simulate and validate new DSP or FEC algorithms (both in floating-point and fixed-point precision) to improve performance and functionality or lower power consumption
  • Test and optimize these algorithms on actual hardware and correlate performance with previous simulations
  • Develop models of analog RF and optical components and evaluate system performance with these models
  • Analyze performance of developed transceiver modules and update models and simulation environments to accurately match the measured results
Typically: Bachelors + 15 years of related experience, or Masters + 12 years of related experience, or PhD + 8 years of related experience
  • + 10 years of industry experience in related fields.
  • Experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and/or Forward Error Correction (FEC) for coherent optical communications.
  • Experience in modeling communication systems.
  • Programming experience in C/C++, Python, Matlab, or similar languages.
  • A master's or Ph.D. degree in mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering is highly recommended, although not strictly required.
Preferred Qualifications:
A master's or Ph.D. degree in mathematics, physics, or electrical engineering is highly recommended, although not strictly required.
  • Experience with C++, Linux, and version control systems, specifically SVN and Perforce.
  • Experience with Verilog or VHDL, and/or collaboration with ASIC designers.
  • Experience presenting technical information to colleagues.