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Meet the Team

The Cisco Component Quality and Technology team provides outstanding customer value through technical innovation and quality solutions. We are seeking a driven and experienced technical expert in semiconductor component reliability. You will work directly with Cisco design, manufacturing, operations and quality engineering teams, as well as component vendors to ensure the quality and reliability of semiconductor components used by Cisco.

This is a hybrid position.

Your Impact

• Define and execute comprehensive qualification strategies for semiconductor components, including Memory, ASIC, CPU and FPGAs to ensure they meet Cisco’s rigorous performance, quality and field reliability standards across the entire supply chain.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on component selection, design reviews, risk assessment, and proactive risk mitigation.

• Lead deep-dive investigations into complex semiconductor component failures, drive root-cause analysis, characterize failure mechanisms to a transistor level and create & verify corrective and preventive actions (8D, RCCA, etc.)

• Architect and drive implementation of Reliability, Accessibility, and Serviceability (RAS) of memory subsystems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Material Science or related fields

• 3+ years of experience in semiconductor component reliability

• Knowledge of semiconductor design, fabrication, characterization, qualification, testing, quality, reliability and failure analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in semiconductor component reliability

• Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering or Material Science or related fields

• Deep knowledge of semiconductor device reliability testing methods, such as HTOL, ELFR, LU, ESD and NBT

• Deep knowledge of Memory Subsystem RAS (Reliability, Accessibility, and Serviceability)

• Experience in investigating component failures across NPI, mass production, and field returns, with knowledge of sophisticated FA techniques.

• Extensive experience collaborating with and influencing stakeholders including hardware and software engineering, operations and manufacturing.

 

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 $159,800.00 to $202,300.00 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 employmen