Meet the Team
Join Ciscos
Product Operations Team
, an integral part of Supply Chain Operations (SCO)
, responsible for New Product Introduction (NPI)
and Product Lifecycle Management
from the manufacturing and supply chain perspective. Our team collaborates closely with design engineering teams at early stages of product development to ensure smooth product launches and continued support until End of Life (EOL)
. Your Impact
As a
Test Development Engineer
, you will play a critical role in maintaining product quality, optimizing test processes, and ensuring cost-effective manufacturing testing for Ciscos networking products and routers. Your responsibilities include: -
Defining the Manufacturing Test Strategy
and driving its execution. - Conducting
Design for Testability (DFT)
assessments and test coverage analysis to identify risks and mitigation plans. - Collaborating with product design teams (Hardware, Software, and Development Test) to ensure seamless integration.
- Developing
automated manufacturing test scripts
and implementing test automation
for efficiency. - Conducting
failure root cause analysis
to improve product reliability and quality. - Supporting
proto builds and mass production
at remote manufacturing sites. - Managing test capacity, equipment, and budgets to meet business objectives.
- Developing and deploying
board and system-level functional tests
for complex electronic systems. - Using tools such as
Traffic Test Analyzers (Spirent/IXIA)
to test Ethernet Interfaces (10G/100G/200G/400G/800G). - Planning and delivering test processes on schedule while ensuring the highest standards of quality.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in
Electrical/Electronics Communication Engineering
or equivalent. -
8+ years of relevant experience
in product test and validation. - Strong knowledge of
Ethernet technologies
(10G/100G/200G/400G/800G) and hardware protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, PCI, PCIe). - Expertise in
Manufacturing Test Solutions
, including Test Fixture Development, ICT, and BSCAN. - Solid understanding of
hardware and system testing
with skills in component-level debugging and fault isolation. - Proficiency in scripting languages such as
Python
for test automation. - Experience in
Design for Testability (DFT)
for both structural and functional testing. - Knowledge of
network routers and switches
(preferred). - Strong verbal and written
communication skills
.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of
product hardware development processes
, from concept to End of Life (EOL). - Proven ability to develop
test solutions for hardware validation
and manufacturing. - Familiarity with
test equipment and traffic analyzers
for Ethernet interface testing. - Ability to lead debugging processes for remote test engineers.
Who You Are
- A
self-driven team player
who collaborates effectively. - A continuous learner, adaptable to new challenges and technologies.
- Flexible to work across
various time zones
to meet business needs.
Who Youll Work With
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including
product design engineering (Hardware and Software)
, supply chain teams
, and manufacturing operations teams
to define and implement manufacturing tests that meet the highest quality and efficiency standards. Why Cisco
At Cisco, we connect everything-people, processes, data, and things. Our technology ensures secure data travel at light speed, helping health services, schools, businesses, and remote communities connect in new ways. We are internet optimists, tackling challenges with innovation, teamwork, and a commitment to giving back. With diversity and dedication to equality, we create an inclusive future, supported by 30 Inclusive Communities. Be yourself with us-whether you have colorful hair, tattoos, or a passion for technology and world-changing. Join us in making a difference and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone.
#WeAreCisco
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together, and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
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. Simply put - we power the future.
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:
When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidates hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.
Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
