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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