Test Development Engineering Technical Lead

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 172,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Product Test Engineer in Silicon Operations to lead the design, development, and testing of Cisco's Silicon One ASICs. You will collaborate closely with ASIC design teams, OSAT partners, and NPI teams to ensure high-quality silicon that meets customer needs.

You will drive high-volume test activities, conduct failure analysis, and implement corrective actions across multiple teams, while communicating effectively up to executive levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent)
• 9+ years' experience in SOC/VLSI/ bring-up, characterization, qualification and product engineering
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving test strategies

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and testing of Cisco Silicon One ASICs with cross-functional teams
• Collaborate with Tier-1 OSATs to manage high-volume manufacturing test and quality issues
• Drive failure analysis, containment, and root cause corrective actions across projects

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Test Engineering

Leadership

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering

Tools

JMP

Job description

The application window is expected to close on: 09/29/2026

This a hybrid role is based in our San Jose office.

Meet the Team

As a Test Engineer in Silicon Operations, you'll join forces with expert ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, passionate Test Engineers within Silicon Operations, and Cisco's dynamic NPI teams. Together, you'll partner with world-class manufacturing partners, triaging issues and orchestrating seamless OSAT production test activities. This collaborative environment offers opportunities to learn, grow, and make your mark on the future of silicon technology at Cisco.

Your Impact

You will be a Product Test Engineer in Silicon Operations focusing on leading the design, development, and testing of Cisco's cutting-edge Silicon One ASICs. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful delivery of high-quality ASICs that meet customer needs. You will work with Tier-1 OSATs to manage high volume manufacturing test and quality issues. Your role will also be to drive component failure analysis, containments, and root cause corrective actions.

You will collaborate with ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, peer Test/Product Engineers in Silicon Operations and with Cisco Systems NPI teams. You will also work with Cisco's manufacturing partners to triage any failures and manage the OSAT production test activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)

• 9+ years' experience in SOC/VLSI/ bring-up, characterization, qualification and product engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with logic or SRAM and Voltage/Frequency characterization

• Proficient in statistical data analysis using JMP software or other tools

• Excellent knowledge of the latest state-of-the-art trends in DFT insertion techniques, including Scan, ATPG, JTAG, MBIST, PVT and SerDes.

• Experience with yield improvement and test time reduction activities.

• Ability to drive teamwork and leadership across many parts of Cisco's technical entities to provide bleeding-edge solutions for Cisco's ASIC and system test strategies.

• Strong teamwork & collaboration skills. Excellent problem solving & effective conflict resolution skills.

• An effective multi-functional communicator with strong interpersonal skills and has multi-functional leadership to get results and change across organizations up to the executive level.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. High level of motivation and energy.

SiOps

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 $171,600.00 to $245,000.00 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:

$171,600.00 - $281,800.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$151,300.00 - $250,900.00

* 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.