Hardware Test Engineer

Cisco • San Jose, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Cisco Corporate Compliance Environmental/ NEBS team is dedicated to championing, facilitating, and influencing global approvals and market access. As an Environmental/ NEBS Test Engineer, you will bring top-tier technical expertise to support business processes that ensure compliance throughout the entire product lifecycle. You will drive timely regulatory assessments to generate necessary country specific test reports (Smart grid, Railway, Marine, Acoustic) aligned with business priorities and help maintain accreditations for Cisco’s world-class test laboratories. Additionally, you will provide expert guidance to business units to enable Environmental/ NEBS compliance for Cisco products. Cisco’s Corporate Compliance organization is seeking an Environmental/ NEBS (Network Equipment Building System) Test Engineer. In this role, you will validate and analyze the performance of Cisco products, prepare reports and documentation to support certification processes, and collaborate closely with hardware design and software teams on design changes and troubleshooting activities. Your work will directly contribute to ensuring product compliance and NEBS standards are met.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge and understanding of the test requirements of GR-63-CORE Standard
• Understand and Review the NEBS Test Assessment Plan (TAP) and Performance Data; Ensure all relevant NEBS requirements are applied and will be tested to.
• Should be efficiently able to operate Test Equipment such as (but not limited to) electro-dynamic and seismic shaker tables, controllers and environmental chambers.
• Familiarity with servers, large networking equipment, and Cisco products
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Knowledge and understanding of IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 Standards’ environmental test specifications
• Strong communication skills with the ability to share information clearly among team members
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to solve problems and make decisions effectively
• Ability to generate comprehensive test summaries and related documentation
• Collaborative mindset to work effectively with design and software teams for continuous improvement
• Capability to manage and track testing across multiple projects under tight schedules, ensuring timely completion
• Experience working with external auditors on compliance initiatives, particularly related to ISO/IEC 17025

Responsibilities

• Validate and analyze the performance of Cisco products
• Prepare reports and documentation to support certification processes
• Collaborate closely with hardware design and software teams on design changes and troubleshooting activities
• Drive timely regulatory assessments to generate necessary country specific test reports (Smart grid, Railway, Marine, Acoustic) aligned with business priorities
• Help maintain accreditations for Cisco’s world-class test laboratories
• Provide expert guidance to business units to enable Environmental/ NEBS compliance for Cisco products

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 (non-exempt)
• flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
• 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
• performance-based incentive pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree