Cisco Test Development Engineer 

India, Karnataka, Bengaluru 

888752564

As a
Test Development Engineer, you will play a critical role in maintaining product quality, optimizing test processes, and ensuring cost-effective manufacturing testing for Cisco's networking products and routers. Your responsibilities include:

• Defining the Manufacturing Test Strategy and driving its execution.
• Conducting Design for Testability (DFT) assessments and test coverage analysis to identify risks and mitigation plans.
• Collaborating with product design teams (Hardware, Software, and Development Test) to ensure seamless integration.
• Developing automated manufacturing test scripts and implementing test automation for efficiency.
• Conducting failure root cause analysis to improve product reliability and quality.
• Supporting proto builds and mass production at remote manufacturing sites.
• Managing test capacity, equipment, and budgets to meet business objectives.
• Developing and deploying board and system-level functional tests for complex electronic systems.
• Using tools such as Traffic Test Analyzers (Spirent/IXIA) to test Ethernet Interfaces (10G/100G/200G/400G/800G).
• Planning and delivering test processes on schedule while ensuring the highest standards of quality.

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics & Communication Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in product test and validation.
• Strong knowledge of Ethernet technologies (10G/100G/200G/400G/800G) and hardware protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, PCI, PCIe).
• Expertise in Manufacturing Test Solutions , including Test Fixture Development, ICT, and BSCAN.
• Solid understanding of hardware and system testing with skills in component-level debugging and fault isolation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python for test automation.
• Experience in Design for Testability (DFT) for both structural and functional testing.
• Knowledge of network routers and switches (preferred).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills .

• Knowledge of product hardware development processes , from concept to End of Life (EOL).
• Proven ability to develop test solutions for hardware validation and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with test equipment and traffic analyzers for Ethernet interface testing.
• Ability to lead debugging processes for remote test engineers.

• A self-driven team player who collaborates effectively.
• A continuous learner, adaptable to new challenges and technologies.
• Flexible to work across various time zones to meet business needs.