Senior Semiconductor Product Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Product Engineer in Optics Operations to join the team in hybrid roles across Maynard, MA, San Jose, CA or Holmdel, NJ.

You will support next generation optical transceiver product portfolio and drive yield optimization through collaboration with foundries and internal test teams. Responsibilities include analyzing yield data, improving test coverage, and establishing manufacturing metrics to meet cost and capacity targets.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with CMOS/Memory foundries or fabless design.
• Proven track record transitioning products from NPI to high-volume production.
• Experience with advanced CMOS nodes 7nm and beyond.
• Knowledge of design for manufacturability (DFM).
• Analytical skills for yield prediction using JMP scripting, Python, or AI models.
• BOM and Change Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with foundry to drive yield improvement and process optimization.
• Work with DFT and test teams to optimize test flow and specs.
• Analyze ATE/WAT data, evaluate process corners and yield sensitivity.
• Improve test coverage to screen downstream failures.
• Correlate ATE test with bench and system-level tests.
• Own yield roadmaps, cost analyses, and continuous improvement.
• Engage with wafer equipment suppliers and foundries to address quality and performance issues.
• Establish manufacturing metrics to drive equipment and process improvements.
• Characterize NPI and sustaining yields to meet cost and capacity targets.

Skills

CMOS/Memory foundries

NPI to high-volume production

Advanced CMOS nodes 7nm+

DFM

Yield analysis (JMP/Python)

Test/verify collaboration

Test equipment knowledge

Education

MS or PhD Electrical Engineering

Tools

Advantest 93k ATE

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 09/30/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This is a Hybrid role that will be based out of our Maynard, MA, San Jose, CA or Holmdel, NJ locations.

Meet the Team

Optics Operations Product Engineering team partners with cross-functional team of development engineers to design and sustain Optical transceiver components and modules throughout their product lifecycle. Product Engineers are self-motivated, result oriented, and strong-minded engineers who embrace creativity and new ways of thinking to deliver innovative solutions.

Your Impact

Optics Operations is an organization that enables and accelerates innovation to create an unrivaled customer experience & competitive advantage for Cisco through end-to-end operation leadership and product lifecycle management. In this role, you will be a key Optics Operations Engineering team member supporting the Cisco Optics Operations next generation product portfolio.

Your responsibilities include (but not limited to):

Collaborate with foundry to drive failure analysis yield loss and improve yield through process optimization

• Collaborate with internal DFT and test teams to bring up and optimize test flow, set up specs.

• Analyze ATE/WAT data and evaluate process corners, yield sensitivity.

• Collaborate with internal DFT and engineering to Improve test coverage to screen downstream failures.

• Correlate ATE test with bench test and system level test

• Own overall yield roadmaps, cost analysis, and continuously yield improvement

• Engage with wafer equipment suppliers, foundries, contract manufacture and test vendors to address issues of quality and performance

• Establish manufacturing metrics to drive continuous improvement of equipment performance and process to meet wafer product specification

• Drive the characterization of NPI & sustaining product yields including benchmark correlations to meet and/or exceed product cost and equipment capacity targets

Minimum Qualifications

• MS or PhD Electrical Engineering and/or related engineering fields

• proven experience working CMOS/Memory foundries or fabless design companies

• Proven track record of transitioning products from NPI to High volume production through a contract manufacture partner

• Experience in advanced CMOS technology nodes 7nm & beyond

• knowledge and experience with design for manufacturability (DFM) during product development

• Analytical skills on troubleshooting and JMP Scripting, Python, or AI models for automated yield prediction and monitoring

• Background with product development tasks: Bill of Materials & Change Management

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong experience with Advantest 93k ATE for high-performance semiconductor devices.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

• Optics or Silicon Photonics experience is a plus.

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with experience presenting senior leadership.

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $154,900.00 to $225,300.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$154,900.00 - $259,100.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$136,500.00 - $228,300.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.