Component Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco; George Town; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco in Penang, Malaysia, invites a Senior Optical Component Engineer to spearhead qualification of optical devices and assemblies for transceivers and WLM systems. You will partner with design teams and suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and manufacturability through design to end-of-life, with a focus on robust failure analysis and cross-functional execution.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, operations, and supply chain to influence technology development and product

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in optics, specifically opto-electronics or optical materials.
• Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a similar field.
• Understanding of design, working principles, physics, and failure modes of optical sub-assemblies (e.g. TOSA/ROSA).
• Proven experience in reliability engineering, quality metrics, and resolving design/manufacturing reliability issues.
• Experience working in a cross-functional environment and managing external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers.
• Conduct technical assessments of optical suppliers, including next-generation technologies, material systems, packaging solutions, and quality/reliability.
• Perform design and process reviews and audits to ensure design robustness, quality, and manufacturing readiness.
• Own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of optical sub-modules/daughter cards and optical transceivers from design phase to end-of-life.
• Assess business-impacting issues and drive product/component failure analysis, containment, and corrective actions.

Skills

8+ years optics

Cross-functional teamwork

Supplier management

Reliability engineering

Optical sub-assemblies knowledge

Education

Degree in Optical Engineering

Physics

Materials Science

Tools

Statistical process control

8D / model-based problem solving

Failure analysis techniques

Job description

Candidate must be local to one of these 2 locations only: Taipei, Taiwan; Penang, Malaysia; and come into the office a minimum of 1 day a week.

Meet the Team

You will work closely with a network of Cisco optical suppliers and internal Cisco teams to guide optical transceiver, optical module, and optical transport product qualification and module assembly. You will operate in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment that includes engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to develop next-generation optical transport and optical transceiver technologies. This role offers high cross-organizational visibility and the opportunity to influence critical technology development and commodity strategy for Cisco's various product platforms.

Your Impact

As a Senior Optical Component Engineer, you will lead optical device and assembly process qualification for Cisco's optical transport and optical transceiver products. You will partner with internal design teams to assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers. You will own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of these components from the design phase through to end-of-life.

Responsibilities

Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers.

Conduct technical assessments of optical suppliers, including next-generation technologies, material systems, packaging solutions, and quality/reliability.

Perform design and process reviews and audits to ensure design robustness, quality, and manufacturing readiness.

Own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of optical sub-modules/daughter cards and optical transceivers from design phase to end-of-life.

Assess business-impacting issues and drive product/component failure analysis, containment, and corrective actions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in optics, specifically in opto-electronics or optical materials.
• Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a similar field.
• Demonstrated understanding of design, working principles, physics, and failure modes of optical sub-assemblies (e.g. TOSA/ROSA, tunable lasers).
• Proven experience in reliability engineering, quality metrics, and resolving design/manufacturing reliability issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a cross-functional environment and manage external suppliers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to troubleshoot optical device reliability and assembly process issues.
• Experience in 8D or model-based problem solving.
• Knowledge of statistical process control and facility with data analysis.
• Proficiency in optical component and semiconductor failure analysis techniques.
• Strong communication, project management, and influencing skills.

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.