PCBA Test Engineer

Meet the Team

Our team creates manufacturing test solutions for cutting-edge Optical Transceiver products. We are at the very crossroads between Engineering development, Program Management, and Contract Manufacturing and thus in a unique position to influence cross-functional strategy through our expertise and innovation. We're a high-performance team with high visibility, high expectations, and an excellent track record of successes.

Your Impact

Drawing from your industry experience, you'll be an essential member of the Operations Test Engineering organization and a key contributor in the deployment of manufacturing test strategies for optical transceiver subassemblies.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end development and deployment of test solutions for PCBA subassembly hardware from initial fixturing to formal handoff to sustaining team and contract manufacturer.
• Collaborate closely with Hardware and Mechanical Engineering teams to identify and resolve design issues related to product and evaluation hardware.
• Use LabVIEW and Python to create and optimize automated test scripts to support test automation.
• Participate in regression testing of product firmware, and evaluation host software validation.
• Troubleshoot product sub-assemblies, evaluation boards, thermal fixtures, and process fixtures to ensure readiness for new product platforms.
• Generate test instructions and fixturing concepts; train contract manufacturing team during product deployment and debug.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 or 4-year technology degree in Electronics, Engineering Technology, or other relevant focus area.
• At least two years of relevant manufacturing industry experience
• Experience in troubleshooting PCBA assemblies, as well as thermal and mechanical fixturing
• Familiarity with rack-mounted test equipment including communication protocols for automated control such as I2C and SPI
• Experience with standard debugging equipment such as DVM's and Oscilloscopes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, or related major.
• Experience in high volume offshore manufacturing with focus in Optics, RF and/or electronic testing
• Familiarity with revision control platforms and systems such as Agile or Omnify.
• In-depth knowledge of manufacturing workflows, GR&R, SPC, and process control-related statistical analysis
• Experience with test, deployment, and troubleshooting of manufacturing evaluation platforms
• Python or LabVIEW proficiency
• Fixture design experience using SolidWorks

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $111,000.00 to $140,500.00, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

For New York City Metro Area: $124,800.00 - $181,600.00
For Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $111,000.00 - $161,600.00

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
• Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time
• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday
• Paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees: 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: 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 may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Schedule

This role will be onsite in our Maynard, MA office.