Optics Reliability Engineer

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  • Location:
    Carlsbad, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Compensation Range
    146000 USD - 205400 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking
  • Job Id
    1433463
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The application window is expected to close on: January 7, 2025. 
 
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  
 
This role is based out of Carlsbad, CA, and requires being on site 10+ days/month.
 
Meet the Team 

We are Cisco’s optics engineering product development team, developing world-class, leading-edge, silicon-photonics based optical transceiver products. You will be part of a growing team primarily involved in the characterization, validation, and reliability of current and next generation transceivers implemented in industry standard modules and custom integrated/on-board optics.
 
Your Impact 
  • Develop, schedule/coordinate, and execute product-level / optical transceiver module reliability test plans for optical transceiver modules, chip/chipsets, optical subcomponents including environmental stress, mechanical integrity, and regulatory testing.
  • Collaborate with production/operations teams to develop test plans to support 2nd source material qualifications, PCN qualifications, Factory qualifications, Process qualifications, and ORT (Ongoing Reliability Test).
  • Oversee reliability lab - operating, ensure safety compliance, schedule jobs with other teams, allocate chambers.
  • Qualify and coordinate testing with outside test services.
  • Perform data analysis, write detailed reports, develop tools for automating these tasks.
  • Involvement and coordination of debug, failure analysis activities.
  • Represent Common Optics Group (COG) organization in front of customer to present approach, plans, review reports, address issues/questions, etc.
  • Collaborate on development/design of tests, test methods, hardware, test setups, test automation for reliability qualification testing purposes.
Minimum Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or Material Science or related degree and 8+ years of experience in the development and validation of high-speed optical transceiver modules (or optics) and components.
  • Experience in device physics and circuit operations.
  • Experience with optical integration and packaging technologies.
  • Experience with data processing and statistical analysis.
Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or Material Science or related degree and 6+ years of experience in the development and validation of high-speed optical transceiver modules (or optics) and components.
  • Experience with silicon photonics.
  • Experience with test / characterization automation development. 
  • Experience with post-silicon validation / DVT including in high-speed test, SERDES, PLL, CDR, TX/RX analog front-end characterization, optical circuits (Drivers, modulators, TIAs, PDs, Lasers, GCs, Mux/Demux, FAUs).
  • Lab and measurement experience, including with related lab instruments such as high-speed oscilloscope, analyzers, etc.
  • Programming experience using Python.
  • Demonstrated ability in analytical thinking, problem-solving, and debugging.
  • Proven skills in teamwork, communication, and organization.
  • Program management experience.
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U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

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