Cisco
Technical Marketing Engineering Technical Leader
$151K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years with a bachelor's degree, 8+ years with a master's degree, or 3+ years with a PhD; experience in Technical Marketing, Field Application Engineering, or related.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD; preferably in Electrical Engineering, a physical science, or a related field.
About the job
Supports Cisco optics for AI data centers by validating transceiver performance, developing product requirements and technical content, and helping customers and field teams resolve optical issues.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement optics validation test plans based on AI customer requirements; conduct interoperability testing and system functional validation.
- Prepare technical content for product requirements and specifications, and contribute to roadmaps and internal planning materials.
- Support customers and sales by responding to field inquiries and collaborating with product, technology, and go-to-market teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, master's degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 3+ years.
- Experience in Technical Marketing, Field Application Engineering, or a related area.
- Hands-on lab skills in interoperability testing and validation, such as validating optical modules on switches and routers.
- Client-facing experience and strong communication and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of customer optical infrastructure requirements in AI data center networks.
- Knowledge of networking technologies and Cisco switching and routing, or standards for pluggable optical transceivers.
Pay
$171,600.00 to $245,000.00 USD base salary; $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD base salary; $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary
Tools
pluggable optical transceivers, switches, routers, high-speed scopes, optical spectrum analyzers, IEEE 802.3xx, optical MSAs, QSFP-DD
AI focus
Works with customers using optics in AI data centers, validates Cisco optics against AI customer requirements, and contributes to product specifications for AI applications.
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