About this role
Role Overview
- Serve as Cisco’s domain authority in memory technologies
- Advise internal and external technical partners on the selection, validation, and qualification of memory components
- Analyze and influence vendor roadmaps
- Participate in technical reviews and selection of memory components
- Influence Cisco’s design and engineering teams to integrate next generation memory into solutions
- Collaborate with Cisco’s design teams to enhance and improve memory reliability, availability, and serviceability features
- Support supply chain and quality teams with technical expertise
- Lead investigations and end-to-end failure analysis for components and system issues
Requirements
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields
- 5+ years experience in memory design/application OR Field Application Engineering
- Strong familiarity with JEDEC memory standards
- Strong knowledge of DRAM ECC methodologies
- Knowledge of various DRAM types (e.g., DDRx, HBM) used in server and networking applications
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Effective conflict resolution abilities
- Experience with semiconductor device reliability testing and characterization methods
- Experience in investigating component failures across NPI, mass production, and field returns
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- additional paid time away may be requested
- optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer