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Your product development role may cover: Design and development of Optical transmission systems, subsystems, and components (including process development, photonic chip layout, simulation, verification). Selection and qualification of active and passive integrated photonic and discrete optical components for the final product. Development of benchmarks, analysis, implementation, validation, and optimization of communications algorithms for link optimization. Resolution of technical issues associated with components, parts, products, or systems. Support testing of new and existing designs including product release. Deployment of optical systems in the field.\nYour Impact\nExpert using standards and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.\n\nWorks independently, but receives minimal guidance and direction from leader then determines the best approach to accomplish work.\n\nActs as a resource for colleagues with less experience.\n\nUnderstands project and/or department needs and establishes relationships with appropriate multi-functional collaborators to gather input, collect information, and complete work steps.\n\nLeads projects from end-to-end, while also accomplishing work as a primary contributor.\n\nLeads design of systems, subsystems, or components.\n\nLeads design reviews for optical systems and products.\n\nIdentifies and recommends innovative approaches to design strategy, using a broad knowledge of the industry and end-user experience from the field.\n\nDesigns, tests, and validates multiple subsystems/blocks.\n\nLeads efforts for performance optimization and design testing.\n\nDrives debugging activities to shorten time to successful deployment.\n\nLeads collaboration with hardware and software teams to design optical modules.\n\nSees opportunities for multiple products to work together to create value for customers.\n\nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nVaries based on the team and business needs | Preferred qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to minimum qualifications.\nWhy Cisco?\nAt 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.\nFueled 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. 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