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Meet the Team:
Join an innovative and fast-paced Internet of Things and Routing team that is spearheading the New Product Introduction (NPI) of industrial-grade routers, switches, and wireless solutions. As part of the Product Operations group within Cisco's Supply Chain organization, you will be an integral member of a cross-functional test engineering team. You will collaborate closely with hardware and software designers, quality engineers, and product engineers to ensure product excellence. At Cisco, you'll be empowered to think creatively, continuously enhance your skills, and supply to pioneering products shaping the future of networking technology.

Your Impact:
As a Test Development Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and reliability of Cisco's industrial networking products. Your work will directly influence the success of NPI programs and the delivery of robust, world-class solutions to customers.

In this role, you will:

• Define and implement end-to-end manufacturing test solutions.
• Collaborate with test fixture vendors to design, validate, and optimize test fixtures.
• Develop, review, and execute comprehensive test plans.
• Build Python-based scripts for test automation.
• Lead prototype bring-up activities in lab environments and troubleshoot technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute manufacturing test strategies for new products.
• Design and optimize test fixtures and collaborate with external vendors.
• Author and maintain Python scripts for test automation.
• Troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve manufacturing yield and test-related issues.
• Drive continuous improvement of test coverage and process efficiency.
• Work cross-functionally with hardware, software, quality, and product engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong software development skills with proficiency in Python.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (CCNA certification is a plus).
• Familiarity with test instrumentation, test fixtures, and electronic circuitry/schematics.
• Skilled in manufacturing and hardware testing, with the ability to troubleshoot, analyze, and identify root causes of manufacturing yield and test-related issues.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate, collaborate, and build relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Deep understanding of test sequencers, including input controls, data transfer, and reporting.
• Proficiency in Python for controlling devices under test.
• Experience in functional test engineering, design for test, test coverage, and creation of test plans and strategies.
• Experience working with multiple Linux distributions.
• Experience with version control and continuous integration tools such as GitHub and Jenkins.

Who You'll Work With:

• Internal Teams: Hardware designers, software developers, quality engineers, product engineers.
• External Partners: Test fixture vendors and manufacturing partners.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholders: Supply chain, NPI program management, and customer support teams.

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.