Head of Semiconductor Product Engineering

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cisco is seeking a senior optics product engineer to lead a cross‑functional team responsible for designing and sustaining advanced semiconductor wafer products. You will drive yield improvements, quality initiatives, and AI‑driven process transformations across silicon and packaging stages.

You will mentor engineers, partner with design, foundry, and OSAT teams, and deliver scalable DFx strategies to maximize throughput and reliability in a hybrid Cisco environment.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Physics, Photonics, or related engineering fields
• 10+ years of semiconductor industry experience (mmWave, DSP, Silicon Photonics) as a technical lead, including 5+ years of direct people leadership
• Technical expertise in semiconductor fabrication processes, wafer sort/probe testing, and advanced packaging (2.5D/3D, flip‑chip, optical interconnect)
• Proven mentoring skills with the ability to inspire and develop engineers across career stages
• Hands‑on mastery of SPC, DOE, Six Sigma, and yield management software (e.g., JMP, Spotfire)
• Strategic mindset with deep silicon engineering expertise to guide teams
• Direct experience managing technical deliverables with leading foundry ecosystems and OSAT partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to deliver state‑of‑the‑art semiconductor wafer products meeting Cisco quality and performance standards
• Partner with cross‑functional teams (design, foundry, IC packaging, test, reliability) to exceed yield, quality, and costs targets
• Lead the product engineering team to drive yield & quality, implement DFx principles and manage products from initial silicon to high volume manufacturing (HVM)
• Collaborate with design & test teams to establish manufacturing and test strategies, including DFT implementation, test hardware specs, and test program creation
• Deliver AI‑Driven process transformation to continuously improve quality, yield, and cost through test time reduction and root‑cause analysis across design, fab, and packaging
• Create and execute strategies leveraging AI‑powered analytics to streamline product development, accelerate failure identification, and enhance yield management
• Coach and upskill junior to senior engineers, fostering technical capabilities and an AI‑driven mindset to maximize productivity and efficiency

Skills

Leadership

Semiconductor know‑how

Mentoring

Statistical methods

DFx knowledge

OSAT management

Foundry collaboration

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering/Optical Physics/Photonics or related field

10+ years semiconductor industry experience including 5+ years in leadership

Tools

JMP

Spotfire

Job description

Cisco is seeking a senior optics product engineer to lead a cross‑functional team responsible for designing and sustaining advanced semiconductor wafer products. You will drive yield improvements, quality initiatives, and AI‑driven process transformations across silicon and packaging stages.

You will mentor engineers, partner with design, foundry, and OSAT teams, and deliver scalable DFx strategies to maximize throughput and reliability in a hybrid Cisco environment.