Senior Semiconductor Product Engineer

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.

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