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About the role
Our team is a center of excellence in several areas such as optical and electrical high-speed characterization, definition and management of interactions between optics and systems. Develop and implement comprehensive test and configuration strategies for new optical module transceiver products to ensure robust performance.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant field with 5+ years of relevant work experience or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Experience with electrical/optical test and measurement equipment. Such as optical attenuators, switches, I2C analyzers, digital multi-meters, traffic generators, or oscilloscopes
- Experience in automation environments (e.g., Unix/Linux, Python)
- Experience of digital logic, EEPROM, and I2C interfaces
- Demonstrated familiarity with optical transceiver industry standards (SFF, IEEE) and MSA (Multi-Source Agreement) specifications
- Strong understanding of CMIS (Common Management Interface Specification) standards
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 09/29/2026
This is an onsite position and the employee will be required to work out of San Jose, CA location.
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry.
The Transceiver Module Group (TMG) within CHG is a collaborative and multi-functional product development and sustaining team responsible for defining and implementing specifications, test procedures, and validation of optical interconnection technologies ranging from 100Mbit/s to 1.6Tbit/s. As optics are the critical backbone of AI infrastructure, our team is at the forefront of this evolution, ensuring the seamless integration of high-performance modules across a vast portfolio of Cisco switches and systems.
Our team is a center of excellence in several areas such as optical and electrical high-speed characterization, definition and management of interactions between optics and systems.
Develop and implement comprehensive test and...
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