Optical Hardware Engineering Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc; Holmdel Township (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineering Technical Leader to guide qualification of optical components and modules for next-generation transceivers.

You will partner with internal teams to ensure design robustness, supplier qualification, and manufacturability across the product portfolio. Role emphasizes quality, reliability, and cross-functional collaboration from design through end-of-life, with significant visibility and influence on technology development and commodity

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in optics, opto-electronics, or optical materials.
• Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or related field.
• Proven reliability, quality metrics, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for next generation optics products.
• Conduct technical assessments of optical suppliers, including next-generation technologies, material systems, packaging solutions, and quality/reliability.
• Perform design and process reviews to ensure design robustness, quality, and manufacturing readiness.
• Own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of optical sub-modules 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

Optics expertise

Reliability engineering

Supplier management

Cross-functional work

Failure analysis

Education

Optical Engineering

Physics

Materials Science

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineering Technical Leader to guide qualification of optical components and modules for next-generation transceivers.

You will partner with internal teams to ensure design robustness, supplier qualification, and manufacturability across the product portfolio. Role emphasizes quality, reliability, and cross-functional collaboration from design through end-of-life, with significant visibility and influence on technology development and commodity