What You'll Do
Our team defines and develops system-level test requirements for both NPI (New Product Introduction) and high-volume production. We design custom test solutions that support a wide spectrum of productsincluding high-power devices, large dies, advanced network silicon, and cost-sensitive platforms.
In this role, you will:
- Partner closely with PDE and OSAT teams to seamlessly transfer SLT (System-Level Test) programs from Cisco's development environment into OSAT production.
- Serve as the first line of technical response for production issueswhether hardware, software, or test-relatedto ensure rapid diagnosis and resolution.
- Drive OSAT performance by monitoring and improving throughput, yield, cycle time, and equipment uptime.
- Ensure OSAT capacity ramps are aligned with the Cisco Silicon One product roadmap, while maintaining a robust and scalable production test infrastructure.
- Collaborate with Product Test, Automation, and Data Solutions teams to perform statistical analysis, yield correlation, and test optimization across large datasets.
- Apply your understanding of hardware architecture, board-level design, and ASIC/SoC behavior to enhance test coverage, debug complex failures, and guide continuous improvement.
Who You'll Work With
You will work with Silicon Design teams, cross-functional groups across Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations, and peer engineering organizations to influence the Cisco Silicon One productization strategy. This role interfaces deeply with both design and manufacturing, offering a full view from product development to high-volume production.
Who You Are / Responsibilities & Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical fieldor equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on hardware testing involving custom ASIC or SoC-based systems.
- Solid understanding of hardware fundamentals, board-level design concepts, and system architecture.
- Strong experience in Linux/Unix and Python programming (must have).
- Ability to debug issues across hardware, firmware, and test software boundaries.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor or Master's EE, CE, CS, or a related discipline.
- 3+ years of semiconductor or system hardware testing experience.
- Experience implementing secure ASIC/SoC manufacturing solutions (e.g., SerDes validation, device provisioning, programming flows, product lifecycle management).
- TCP/IP and networking fundamentals knowledge.
- Experience in C/C++, SQL, or Perl.
- Understanding of ASIC/SoC boot flows, CPU performance characterization, or system architecture.
- Prior experience working with OSATs and managing high-volume manufacturing operations.
