Product Test Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• You will collaborate with ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, peer Test/Product Engineers in Silicon Operations and with Cisco Systems NPI teams. You will also work with Cisco's manufacturing partners to triage any failures and manage the OSAT production test activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 9+ years' experience in SOC/VLSI/ bring-up, characterization, qualification and product engineering.
• Excellent working knowledge of Advantest 93000 tester (Smartest 7 and 8) for characterization and production testing.
• Experience with logic or SRAM and Voltage/Frequency characterization
• Proficient in statistical data analysis using JMP software or other tools
• Excellent knowledge of the latest state-of-the-art trends in DFT insertion techniques, including Scan, ATPG, JTAG, MBIST, PVT and SerDes.
• Experience with yield improvement and test time reduction activities.
• Ability to drive teamwork and leadership across many parts of Cisco's technical entities to provide bleeding-edge solutions for Cisco's ASIC and system test strategies.
• Strong teamwork & collaboration skills. Excellent problem solving & effective conflict resolution skills.
• An effective multi-functional communicator with strong interpersonal skills and has multi-functional leadership to get results and change across organizations up to the executive level.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. High level of motivation and energy.
• Why Cisco?
• 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 $168,800.00 to $241,200.00 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.
• 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

Benefits

Additional Information

The application window is expected to close on: 06/30/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received . This a hybrid role is based in our San Jose office. Meet the Team As a Test Engineer in Silicon Operations, you'll join forces with expert ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, passionate Test Engineers within Silicon Operations, and Cisco's dynamic NPI teams. Together, you'll partner with world-class manufacturing partners, triaging issues and orchestrating seamless OSAT production test activities. This collaborative environment offers opportunities to learn, grow, and make your mark on the future of silicon technology at Cisco.

Your Match

How well this role fits your profile.

Company Intel

What employees say

Worked at Cisco? Share your experience