Description
The Cisco Component Quality and Technology team is seeking a driven and experienced technical authority in memory and storage components application. You will work directly with Cisco design, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams, as well as component vendors.
As a member of our Component Quality and Technology team, you will serve as Cisco's domain authority in memory technologies, advising internal and external technical partners on the selection, validation, and qualification of memory components for Cisco products.
You will analyze and influence vendor roadmaps, participate in technical reviews and selection of memory/storage components for Cisco's next-generation products. You will influence Cisco's design and engineering team to ensure the next generation of memory/storage are recommended and integrated into our solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with suppliers and Cisco design teams to enhance memory and storage quality and reliability across Cisco platforms.
- Provide technical expertise to support supply chain and quality teams in supplier and component evaluations.
- Lead investigations and end-to-end failure analysis for component and system-level issues, working with vendors to define, implement, and verify corrective and preventive actions.
- Perform root-cause analysis on high-speed interfaces, including PCIe, DDR4/5, LPDDRx, and NVMe/SATA components.
Requirements:
- Experience in memory/storage applications, storage device operations, or related Field Application Engineering.
- Strong familiarity with memory semiconductor fabrication, packaging, and test processes.
- Experience with semiconductor device reliability testing and characterization methods.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of SSD firmware development and operation.
- Hands-on experience in an SSD storage debug lab environment.
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