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About the role
As a Product Reliability Engineer, you will own the end-to-end reliability qualification lifecycle for our flagship Silicon One ASICs to guarantee world-class performance and field readiness. You will apply your semiconductor engineering and physics foundation to validate new silicon designs, advanced packaging, and foundry fabrication processes. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microelectronics, Physics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
- 3+ years of experience in semiconductor product reliability, manufacturing/assembly, test processes, supply chain, and failure analysis
- Strong understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, IC test methodologies, device reliability, and common silicon/package failure mechanisms
- Hands-on experience with accelerated life testing, reliability estimation, and reliability testing of semiconductor components and modules
- Proficiency in statistical data analysis, ATE data interpretation, electrical characterization, IC failure analysis, and multi-functional collaboration to analyze yield loss and device failures
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 11/19/2026
The role operates as onsite work model in San Jose, California.
Join the Silicon Operations Quality & Reliability team at the core of Cisco's next-generation hardware and networking strategy. Our mission is to ensure the long-term reliability and physical integrity of Silicon One ASICs—the industry-leading silicon architectures powering modern AI data center clusters and hyperscale networks. We are a collaborative, highly technical group of semiconductor, packaging, and reliability engineers who partner closely with ASIC design, test operations, and global foundry partners. What makes our team exciting is the opportunity to work at the bleeding edge of semiconductor technology—validating massive, high-power ASICs built on advanced sub-5nm fabrication nodes and complex 2.5D/3D multi-die packaging technologies.
As a Product Reliability Engineer, you will own the end-to-end reliability qualification lifecycle for our flagship Silicon One ASICs to guarantee world-class performance and field readiness. You will apply your semiconductor engineering and physics foundation to validate new silicon designs, advanced packaging, and...
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