# Wafer Test Development Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Holmdel, New Jersey
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $154,900.00 - $225,300.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join Cisco's Supply Chain Product Operations as part of the dynamic Test Development team, where innovation and collaboration drive the success of optical transceiver products.

As a Wafer Test Development Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, performance, and manufacturability of optical transceiver products. You will lead test development, validation, and characterization efforts from NPI through production, driving design-for-test decisions and optimizing test coverage.

Responsibilities include:

- Develop, validate, and troubleshoot ATE wafer production testing for optical transceiver products.

- Influence NPI/design process to optimize DFT/DFM, test coverage, calibration, and architecture.

- Monitor and sustain product flow in offshore production manufacturing to meet cost, delivery, and yield targets.

- Analyze characterization, qualification, and production data to set test limits, optimize yield, and improve test efficiency.

- Provide cross-functional support for product debug, failure analysis, and continuous test improvement.

Minimum Qualifications:

- BS Electrical Engineering or similar degree

- At least 7 years of proven experience with semiconductor processes, silicon/optical/photonic wafers, and familiarity with QSFP MSA standards; overseas production experience preferred.

- Hands-on knowledge of ATE platforms (such as Advantest 93k, Tel, Teradyne uFlex, Chroma), automated test programming (Python), and experience with instruments such as optical switches, oscilloscopes, power meters, OSAs.

- Strong understanding of PCB design and review, configuration management systems (Agile/Omnify), and general FAB/semiconductor process fundamentals.

- Proficiency with statistical analysis methods and tools (such as JMP, Data Conductor, DataPower, Power BI), including GR&R, CpK, correlation, and SPC process control.

Preferred Qualifications:

- MS Electrical Engineering or similar degree

- 5+ years relative semiconductor industry experience working with silicon/optical/photonic wafers

- Ability to solve complex problems, influence cross-functional teams, and foster a collaborative, productive working environment.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $154,900.00 to $225,300.00 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- semiconductor processes
- silicon wafers
- optical transceiver products
- ATE platforms
- automated test programming
- Python
- statistical analysis methods

### Nice to have
- MS Electrical Engineering
- semiconductor industry experience
- problem-solving
- cross-functional teams

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