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Cisco Hardware Test Engineer United States, California, San Jose 633105656
18.02.2025
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The application window is expected to close on 3/14/25.
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
The role will require to work onsite from the San Jose Cisco office
Your ImpactYou will be a pivotal new product development and sustaining team member.
You will be responsible for defining and implementing the platform host test procedures and carrying out the host design test characterization and qualification. Your focus will be on interfaces from 1Gbit/s to 800Gbit/s across all media, from direct-attach copper cables to Multimode Fiber to Single-Mode Fiber, and you'll work on multiple hardware platforms across Cisco.- Review engineering specs and develop test strategies for new products.
- Integrate new equipment and develop test systems and environments.
- Leverage automation to implement test strategy & improve efficiency
- Test product's compliance with internal specs as well as industry standards
- Provide detailed issue mitigation & drive issues to closure.
- Document test plans, procedures, & test reports
- Help root cause field issues & support customer escalations
- Collaborate with system designers, SI engineers, SW/diagnostics engineers, customer escalation engineers, & external vendors to ensure robust test methodology & timely issue mitigation, resulting in high product quality.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering with 7 years of relevant experience or Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering with 4 years of relevant experience
- Experience with electrical or optical test & measurement equipment. E.g., oscilloscopes w/CDR, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, noise generators, traffic generators
- Experience with high-speed SERDES Or signal integrity
- Experience in optical transceiver theory, functional blocks, and form factors (SFP, QSFP, QSFPDD...)
- Experience in optical signal measurement
- You have experience with troubleshooting & diagnostics and instrument control & automation.
- Experience building HW/Optics physical layer evaluation methodologies based on the product requirement, scripting (e.g., Python) for the measurement automation
- Experience with fundamental hardware blocks & subsystems - CPU/microcontrollers, LVDS signaling, clocking, & power issues; familiar with schematic and board layout
- Familiarity with the following standards - IEEE 802.3, OIF/CEI, MSA, SFF8431
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