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Meet the Team
Within Cisco's Product Operations, we transform engineering innovation into products that power the internet — from enterprise networks to the world's most demanding hyper-scaler AI infrastructure. Our Manufacturing Test Development team sits at the critical intersection of design engineering and global manufacturing, ensuring that Cisco's most complex systems are launched with the highest standards of quality, efficiency, and scale. We are a cross-functional, globally connected team collaborating closely with Hardware, Software, and Supply Chain partners across multiple time zones to bring next-generation products to life. Our work directly impacts the reliability and performance of Cisco's high-end router portfolio, including our latest AI-optimized hyper-scaler platforms. If you thrive on solving hard problems at the edge of what's technically possible, this is the team for you.

Your Impact
As a Manufacturing Test Development Engineer, you will develop end-to-end test strategy for Cisco's next-generation hyper-scaler AI high-end routers, from Design for Testability (DFT) assessments through to mass production readiness. Drive the development and deployment of board and system-level automated functional test processes at contract manufacturing sites globally, ensuring maximum test coverage and manufacturing efficiency. Develop robust Python-based test automation scripts and leverage data analytics to continuously improve test capacity, yield, and overall product quality. Serve as the expert resource for product failure analysis and fault isolation, guiding debug processes at both component and system level to accelerate resolution. Collaborate with global cross-functional teams across Hardware, Software, and Supply Chain to coordinate proto-build support and ensure seamless production ramp.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electronics & Communication, or Computer Science Engineering with 0 to 2 years of experience.
• Basic understanding of product development processes from concept through end-of-life
• Python scripting skills
• Data Analytics
• Basic knowledge on hardware protocols – I2C, SPI, etc.

Preferred Qualifications
Test Automation using Python

Data Analytics & Data Science

Strong communication skills both verbal and written

Willing to work with global teams at different time zones

Self-driven and adaptable

Problem solving skills

Presentation skills

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.