Meet the Team
As a Photonic Packaging Engineer, you will play a key role in developing/supporting the next generation packaging platform for Ciscos Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuits and chipsets. You'll have the opportunity to work as a key member of the platform development team that is responsible for developing critical optical components, processes, and tools.
Your Impact
Design, Develop and Support Provide engineering support for Cisco's internally developed photonic assembly packaging tools. Gather and analyze data from Cisco's automated packaging tools/processes to shape new projects targeting improvement in novel subassemblies used in Cisco-designed high-volume manufacturing platforms. Recommend and implement test/assembly/process improvements, including cycle time reduction and automation of system to minimize required operator time and intervention. Design, build, and test prototypes of critical, complex electromechanical assemblies to be used in automated manufacturing/test tools.
Diagnostics Development & Lifecycle Management Follow new tools, processes, and components from development to production to ensure successful integration of new platform technologies. Apply analytics and AI/ML to stimulate edge cases, optimize strategies, improve coverage, usability, debug capabilities and problem detection using structured problem-solving methodologies.
Collaboration & Team Development Partner with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure multi-functional alignment and successful transition to manufacturing. Develop and execute project plans with predictability, quality and velocity. Collaborate and travel to assure successful product deployment across a global environment. Mentor and develop high-performing teams, emphasizing continuous learning in diagnostics, data engineering, advanced analytics, and effective use of AI-assisted development tools.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience Hardware/process automation experience Preferred Qualifications
Experience in hardware/software automation of photonics assembly/test. Experience with machine vision in an automation environment. Data analysis (SQL/JMP) in a semiconductor production environment. Software development using C# on .NET. Knowledge of photonics, fiber optics and semiconductor lasers.
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
The starting salary range posted for this position is $134,300.00 to $195,400.00 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 candidates 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
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include:
Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.
U.S. Employees Eligibility for Paid Time Away
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:
Non-Exempt Employees
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
Exempt Employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations).
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next.
Additional Paid Time Away
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
Non-Sales Roles
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.
Sales Roles
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target.
Cisco Sales Plans
Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
Applicable Full Salary Ranges
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area: $152,400.00 - $255,100.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $134,300.00 - $224,800.00