Photonic Test Engineer
About The Position
The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world. As a Photonic Test Engineer in our Optics group, you will play a critical role in developing/supporting the next generation component and packaging platform for Cisco's Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits and chipsets. As a key member of the platform development team that is responsible for developing photonic components, tools and processes, you’ll devise, develop and execute engineering-test processes supporting novel optical components to be used in Cisco’s silicon photonics product offerings.
Requirements
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Experience with photonic test
Nice To Haves
- C# and SQL skills highly desired
- Experience in hardware/software automation of photonics assembly/test.
- Data analysis (SQL/JMP) in a semiconductor production environment
- Knowledge of photonics, fiber optics and semiconductor lasers
- Ability to travel internationally occasionally
Responsibilities
- Devise, build, and execute engineering tests and complex failure analysis on optical components and assemblies for Cisco’s silicon photonics co-packaged optics platform, resolving issues via structured problem-solving methodologies.
- Recommend and implement continuous improvements in testing, assembly, and packaging processes, driving cycle time reduction and system automation to minimize manual operator intervention.
- Support specialized testing and leverage AI/ML data analytics for proactive problem detection, validating new components, tools, and processes from early development through production integration.
- Partner with cross-functional hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to execute project plans with high velocity, quality, and predictability, traveling as needed to ensure global product deployment.
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 (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
