Drimva

Cisco

Product Reliability Engineer - Silicon One

$138K–$256K

San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Experience
3+ years.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Microelectronics, Physics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

About the job

Owns reliability qualification of Silicon One ASICs, analyzing test results and failures to assess production readiness.

What you'll do

  • Plan and execute reliability testing from silicon bring-up through production qualification, coordinating with external laboratories.
  • Assess IC, package, and process reliability; lead failure analysis and root-cause investigations.
  • Analyze reliability data and deliver qualification reports and risk assessments to support production release.

What they ask 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 semiconductor component and module reliability testing; proficiency in statistical data analysis, ATE data interpretation, electrical characterization, and IC failure analysis.

Nice to have

  • Experience with advanced semiconductor process nodes (sub-7nm/5nm/3nm) or advanced packaging (2.5D/3D, multi-die, chiplets).
  • Experience managing qualification testing with external laboratories; practical knowledge of physical failure analysis techniques such as SEM, TEM, FIB, EMMI, OBIRCH, and X-ray.

Pay

$155,000.00 to $222,600.00 USD base salary; $155,000.00 - $256,000.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $138,100.00 - $227,900.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)

Tools

HTOL, HAST, ESD (HBM/CDM), Latch-up, ATE, SEM, TEM, FIB

AI focus

Qualifies ASICs that power AI data center clusters; the role does not state that it involves AI development or research.

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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)