Optical Engineering Technical Leader

Overview

Join Cisco as an Optical Engineer within a Center of Excellence that drives photonic innovation. You will design, test, and validate advanced optical transmission systems, collaborating across global teams to accelerate product releases. You will translate requirements into robust architectures, select and integrate photonic components, and address complex technical challenges for field deployments. This role offers exposure to cutting-edge laboratories and partnerships, with a direct impact on Cisco's optical portfolio and cloud-scale networks.

Responsabilità

Translate product requirements into technical design specifications and own end-to-end design, testing, and validation of optical transmission systems and subsystems

Drive medium-to-large technical features from concept to completion by selecting and integrating active and passive photonic components for optimal link performance

Lead multi-functional engineering initiatives spanning global teams to align on business needs, ensure quality standards, and accelerate product release

Analyze lab testing outcomes to identify root causes and implement innovative solutions for field deployments and next-generation designs

Requisiti fondamentali

Hands-on laboratory experience performing optical measurements, characterization, and validation using standard optical test instrumentation

Experience managing or collaborating with external manufacturing partners (ODM/JDM vendors) or component suppliers

Proficiency in English (written and spoken) for international collaboration

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Photonics, Physics, Telecommunications, or related technical subject area

Proactive technical leadership

Strong problem-solving and root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration across time zones

Coherent optical engines and advanced transceivers

Multi-channel optical line system architectures

Collaboration with firmware and software teams to translate sub-system behaviors into system-level control features