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Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (hybrid) - 2014270

*This position requires work activity to be onsite a number of days (TBD) each week in San Jose CA office***

Cisco Silicon One is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Test Engineering Technical Lead to join our cutting-edge team. In this role, you will be instrumental in defining and executing the test strategies for our next-generation silicon products. You will leverage your deep technical expertise in test methodologies, hardware-software integration, and yield enhancement to ensure the quality and performance of our silicon. This leadership position requires a strong ability to mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines and with external partners.

Responsibilities:

• Validation Strategy & Execution: Define comprehensive validation strategies, including the planning and execution of Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs). Lead the root cause analysis of complex silicon failures, driving solutions to ensure product quality.

• Methodology Development: Design and implement sophisticated test processes and methodologies. This includes developing strategies for hardware-software integration, parameter optimization, and advanced equipment metrology to maximize test coverage and efficiency.

• Yield Enhancement: Collaborate closely with Design, Process Development, and Manufacturing teams to identify and implement solutions for yield optimization and product performance improvement.

• Advanced Packaging & Test: Contribute to pathfinding efforts in advanced packaging technologies, applying expertise in areas such as SystemVerilog, UVM, and emulation platforms to develop robust test solutions.

• Technical Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of staff engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation. Provide technical direction for test engineering activities, and collaborate with vendors to develop and qualify enabling test technologies and equipment.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work effectively with cross-functional teams, including design, product engineering, and manufacturing, to ensure seamless product development and ramp-up.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering,
• Proven experience in semiconductor test engineering, with a strong track record of leading complex test development and validation efforts.
• Deep understanding of silicon validation methodologies, including test planning, execution, and failure analysis including complex SerDes.
• Expertise in designing sophisticated test processes, hardware-software integration, parameter optimization, and equipment metrology.
• Experience with yield enhancement initiatives and working closely with design, process, and manufacturing teams.
• Familiarity with advanced packaging technologies and their associated test challenges.
• Proficiency in test development languages and methodologies such as SystemVerilog, UVM, and/or C/C++.
• Experienced with Advanced technology nodes in areas of testing, yield, silicon debug at probe , final test and system level test.
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring junior engineers and guiding technical direction.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with emulation platforms and other advanced test technologies.
• Experience with Optics

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $191,400.00 to $281,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 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

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 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

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$191,400.00 - $323,600.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$176,100.00 - $287,900.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.