# Hardware Engineering Technical Leader

The application window is expected to close on: 12/21/2026Meet the Team You will work closely with a network of Cisco optical suppliers and internal Cisco teams to guide optical components and optical module qualification and module assembly. You will operate in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment that includes engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to develop next-generation optical transceiver technologies. This role offers high cross-organizational visibility and the opportunity to influence critical technology development and commodity strategy for Cisco's various product platforms. Your Impact As an Optical Hardware Engineering Technical Leader, you will lead optical device and assembly process qualification for Cisco's next generation optics products. You will partner with internal design teams to assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for high speed optical transceivers, ELSFP, CPO/NPO etc. You will own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of these components and modules from the design phase through to end-of-life. Responsibilities: Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for next generation optics produc

- **Id**: 4152951
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cisco-systems-hardware-engineering-technical-leader-6>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Jose, United States, Allentown, United States, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-12T09:53:41Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T15:56:33Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7164
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual bonuses, Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Network Security, Unified Communications, Endpoint Security, Observability & APM

## Company

- **Id**: 90
- **Name**: Cisco Systems
- **Domain**: cisco.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cisco-systems>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 283
- **Ghost share**: 0.06
- **Stale share**: 0.442
- **Repost share**: 0.106
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 26
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 171600
- **Max**: 245000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 245000

## Technologies

- **Statistical Process Control** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T09:53:41Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,384 · green card filings: 608; Filings 12m: 1384

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.602
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 26
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 245000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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