Semiconductor Packaging Quality Engineer: Board-Level Reliability

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a detail-oriented Semiconductor Packaging Component Quality Engineer in the San Jose area to lead quality assessments of incoming packaged components and ensure reliability from supplier to board interface.

You will drive failure analysis, audits with OSATs, and evaluation of package-related process changes. The role requires deep packaging knowledge, familiarity with JEDEC/IPC standards, and experience in BLR testing as part of a global quality team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in semiconductor quality, packaging reliability, or board-level failure analysis.
• Strong understanding of standard IC packaging types (e.g., BGA, QFN, WLCSP, Flip-Chip) and their material, mechanical, and thermal stress behaviors.
• Strong working knowledge of JEDEC and IPC standards regarding packaging, reliability testing, and board-level qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Component Packaging Evaluation: Assess and lead the quality and physical integrity of incoming packaged components from external suppliers.
• Board-Level Reliability: Review supplier-provided data or execute BLR/L2 reliability testing to ensure interconnect integrity for SMT manufacturing and long-term field use.
• Failure Analysis (FA): Oversee root-cause analysis on component failures, identifying package-level defects such as delamination, wire bond lifts, die cracking, and solder joint fatigue.
• Vendor Quality Management: Partner with external component suppliers and OSATs to audit packaging processes, review manufacturing reliability data, and resolve package-level reliability excursions.
• Change Assessment: Evaluate supplier-driven package process changes (PCNs) and determine alignment with internal quality standards.

Skills

Component packaging

Board-level reliability

Failure analysis

Vendor quality management

Change assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials Science

Tools

Reliasoft

Weibull++

Minitab

JMP

Allegro

Altium

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a detail-oriented Semiconductor Packaging Component Quality Engineer in the San Jose area to lead quality assessments of incoming packaged components and ensure reliability from supplier to board interface.

You will drive failure analysis, audits with OSATs, and evaluation of package-related process changes. The role requires deep packaging knowledge, familiarity with JEDEC/IPC standards, and experience in BLR testing as part of a global quality team.