Senior Optical Hardware Engineering Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc; Maynard (MA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineering Technical Leader to guide qualification of optical devices and sub-modules across design to end-of-life.

You will partner with internal teams to assess suppliers, drive reliability, manufacturability, and quality for next-generation optics, transceivers, and related components.

This role offers cross-functional visibility and opportunities to influence commodity strategy within Cisco's product platforms.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in optics, specifically opto-electronics or optical materials.
• Demonstrated understanding of design, working principles, physics, and failure modes of optical components, sub-assemblies and modules.
• Proven experience in reliability engineering, quality metrics, and resolving design/manufacturing reliability issues.

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 and audits 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

Reliability engineering

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Design for manufacturability

Education

Optical Engineering degree

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Massachusetts is seeking an Optical Hardware Engineering Technical Leader to guide qualification of optical devices and sub-modules across design to end-of-life.

You will partner with internal teams to assess suppliers, drive reliability, manufacturability, and quality for next-generation optics, transceivers, and related components.

This role offers cross-functional visibility and opportunities to influence commodity strategy within Cisco's product platforms.