Component Engineer

Cisco•Upper Macungie Township, PA

1d•$85,400 - $108,100

About The Position

This role will provide the candidate with opportunity for personal growth in the optics and reliability fields. The Component Engineer will assist the Reliability Engineering group with the testing and execution of the qualification programs of optical components (Lasers, Silicon Photonics Dies), optical sub-assemblies and optical transceiver modules. The Component engineer will also oversee the daily execution of the new product qualification plans. This will include basic PCB board design, basic electrical wiring and power connections, test measurement set-up and debug. The Component engineer will also collect data through device measurements, complete basic data analysis and interpretation. The component engineer will also assist in failure analysis of failed samples and contribute to root cause and corrective action reports. You will work closely with internal Cisco teams to guide optical transceivers, optical module, and optical transport product qualification and module assembly. You will operate in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment that includes engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to test next-generation optical transport and optical transceiver technologies. This role offers high cross-organizational visibility and the opportunity to test critical technology for Cisco's various product platforms. You will be part of a global Component Quality and Technology organization with diverse subject matter expertise and will add to that knowledge base with your testing of optical designs and modules. In your role, you will work with the reliability engineering group to evaluate, test, develop and implement new technologies and testing strategies. You will also work with state-of-the-art technology partners from the Optical & Semiconductor industries to drive product testing innovation for reliability. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop the next generation of industry leading optical transceiver products.

Requirements

B.S. or B.Eng. in science or engineering fields.

Nice To Haves

MS, PhD preferred

Responsibilities

Assist the Reliability Engineering group with the testing and execution of the qualification programs of optical components (Lasers, Silicon Photonics Dies), optical sub-assemblies and optical transceiver modules.
Oversee the daily execution of the new product qualification plans.
Perform basic PCB board design, basic electrical wiring and power connections, test measurement set-up and debug.
Collect data through device measurements, complete basic data analysis and interpretation.
Assist in failure analysis of failed samples and contribute to root cause and corrective action reports.
Work closely with internal Cisco teams to guide optical transceivers, optical module, and optical transport product qualification and module assembly.
Operate in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment that includes engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to test next-generation optical transport and optical transceiver technologies.
Work with the reliability engineering group to evaluate, test, develop and implement new technologies and testing strategies.
Work with state-of-the-art technology partners from the Optical & Semiconductor industries to drive product testing innovation for reliability.
Become proficient in methodologies such as DFMEA and statistical tools used to evaluate process and design reliability and to calculate time to failures and FIT rates.
Gain experience in the use of reliability analysis tools such as Reliasoft or JMP.
Understand test methodologies and learn the basics of optical module qualification plans.
Gain experience in FA methodologies and use FA equipment such as SEM, EDAX, cross-sectioning, ion milling and various optical and laser measurement tools.
Work closely with test engineers to develop test set-ups, fault finding and hardware debug.
Use SR332 Excel spreadsheet to calculate expected module piece part FITs or MTBF.
Become proficient with environmental stress testing methods and understand shock and vibration parameters, ESD testing methods, dust testing, mixed flowing gases testing and optical parameters for pass/fail evaluation of optical modules.
Demonstrate ability to work with cross-functional teams with good communication, influencing and program management skills.
Analyze a complex problem, assessing the risk and develop mitigation plans to resolve it.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
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
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (for non-exempt employees)
flexible vacation time off program (for exempt employees)
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
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary (for sales roles)