# Failure Analysis Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Maynard, Massachusetts
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $79,200.00 to $100,400.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join a team dedicated to performing failure analysis and debug of transceiver and optical engine multi-chip modules. As a Failure Analysis Engineer, you will perform hands-on debug and failure analysis of transceiver products and optical engine components to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.

Responsibilities:

- Perform hands-on debug and failure analysis of transceiver products and optical engine components

- Identify root causes of failures and drive corrective actions

- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to improve failure analysis methods, processes, and reporting

- Document technical findings and contribute to customer-facing reports

- Use data to improve failure analysis processes and increase operational efficiency

Requirements:

- Completion of a certification or relevant degree program (e.g., Associates, Apprenticeship, Boot Camp, or Certification in a specialized program + 1 year of relevant experience, High School Diploma + 2 years of relevant experience) or Bachelors + 0 years of relevant experience

- Experience in failure analysis or sustaining engineering for high bit rate coherent optical transceivers, line cards, and/or terminal equipment

- Experience performing hands-on debug and failure analysis using electronic and optical test equipment

- Understanding of coherent transceiver products, electronic and RF circuits, optical/RF components, and optical transmission test methodologies

- Experience documenting technical findings and performing data analysis to determine root cause

- Ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment while taking ownership of technical issues

Preferred Qualifications:

- Familiarity with the application of coherent transceivers in optical networks

- Strong failure analysis techniques at the subsystem, component, and device levels

- Experience using oscilloscopes, pattern generators/error detectors, and electrical and optical spectrum analyzers

- Experience using data and metrics to improve failure analysis efficiency and reporting quality

- Strong documentation and technical reporting skills

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution

- Paid parental leave

- Short and long-term disability coverage

- Basic life insurance

- Paid time away (10 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year)

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

## Skills

### Required
- failure analysis
- sustaining engineering
- electronic and optical test equipment
- coherent transceiver products
- data analysis

### Nice to have
- familiarity with coherent transceivers in optical networks
- strong failure analysis techniques
- oscilloscopes
- pattern generators/error detectors
- electrical and optical spectrum analyzers

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