Senior Semiconductor Product Engineering Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 329,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Paid time off including holidays and 4

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior product engineer to lead the Optics Operations Product Engineering team, delivering state‑of‑the‑art semiconductor wafer products and achieving yield, quality and cost targets.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI‑driven process transformation, partner with design, foundry, OSAT and test teams, and guide products from silicon to high‑volume manufacturing in a hybrid, multi-office role.

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 Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments, Six Sigma methodologies, and yield management software (e.g., JMP, Spotfire)
• Strategic mindset with deep silicon engineering expertise to guide engineering teams through complex projects
• 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

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI-driven mindset

Statistical analysis

Python

Machine learning

Strong communication

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Physics, Photonics, or related engineering fields

Tools

JMP

Spotfire

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a senior product engineer to lead the Optics Operations Product Engineering team, delivering state‑of‑the‑art semiconductor wafer products and achieving yield, quality and cost targets.

You will mentor engineers, drive AI‑driven process transformation, partner with design, foundry, OSAT and test teams, and guide products from silicon to high‑volume manufacturing in a hybrid, multi-office role.