Cisco
Wafer Test Engineer
$136K–$259K
Holmdel, New Jersey, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 26, 2026
- Experience
- At least 7 years; preferred qualifications also state 5+ years of relative semiconductor industry experience working with silicon/optical/photonic wafers.
- Education
- BS Electrical Engineering or similar degree.
About the job
Develops and sustains wafer testing for optical transceiver products, from new product introduction through production, to improve quality, yield, and test efficiency.
What you'll do
- Develop, validate, and troubleshoot automated wafer production testing; optimize design-for-test, test coverage, calibration, and test architecture.
- Analyze characterization, qualification, and production data to set test limits and improve yield and test efficiency.
- Support offshore production flow, product debugging, failure analysis, and continuous test improvements with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering or a similar degree.
- At least 7 years of experience with semiconductor processes and silicon, optical, or photonic wafers; familiarity with QSFP MSA standards.
- Hands-on knowledge of ATE platforms, automated test programming with Python, and instruments such as optical switches, oscilloscopes, power meters, and OSAs.
- Understanding of PCB design and review, configuration management systems, semiconductor/FAB fundamentals, and statistical analysis methods including GR&R, CpK, correlation, and SPC.
Nice to have
- Overseas production experience.
- MS in Electrical Engineering or similar degree; 5+ years of relative semiconductor industry experience working with silicon, optical, or photonic wafers.
Pay
$154,900.00 to $225,300.00 USD (salary range; excludes incentive compensation, equity, and benefits); $154,900.00 - $259,100.00 USD (salary range, New York City Metro Area); $136,500.00 - $228,300.00 USD (salary range, non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
ATE, Advantest 93k, Tel, Teradyne uFlex, Chroma, Python, Agile/Omnify, JMP
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