[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Cisco Systems jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Cisco Systems · Shanghai, China # Component Engineering Technical Leader Shanghai, China Full-time Operations Listed on Cisco Systems’s official careers site. Posted October 8, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Cisco Systems’s careers site →](https://careers.cisco.com/global/en/job/CISCISGLOBAL2024664EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Component-Engineering-Technical-Leader) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Cisco Systems](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/) / Component Engineering Technical Leader ## Job description Candidate must be local to one of these 2 locations only: Taipei, Taiwan; Penang, Malaysia; and come into the office a minimum of 1 day a week. Meet the Team You will work closely with a network of Cisco optical suppliers and internal Cisco teams to guide optical transceiver, optical module, and optical transport product 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 transport and 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 a Senior Optical Component Engineer, you will lead optical device and assembly process qualification for Cisco's optical transport and optical transceiver products. You will partner with internal design teams to assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers. You will own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of these components from the design phase through to end-of-life. ### Responsibilities Assess, develop, and qualify suppliers and technologies for wavelength line management (WLM) and optical transceivers. Conduct technical assessments of optical suppliers, including next-generation technologies, material systems, packaging solutions, and quality/reliability. Perform design and process reviews and audits to ensure design robustness, quality, and manufacturing readiness. Own the quality, reliability, and manufacturability of optical sub-modules/daughter cards and optical transceivers from design phase to end-of-life. Assess business-impacting issues and drive product/component failure analysis, containment, and corrective actions. ### Minimum Qualifications 8+ years of relevant experience in optics, specifically in opto-electronics or optical materials. Degree in Optical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or a similar field. Demonstrated understanding of design, working principles, physics, and failure modes of optical sub-assemblies (e.g. TOSA/ROSA, tunable lasers). Proven experience in reliability engineering, quality metrics, and resolving design/manufacturing reliability issues. Demonstrated ability to work within a cross-functional environment and manage external suppliers. ### Preferred Qualifications Ability to troubleshoot optical device reliability and assembly process issues. Experience in 8D or model-based problem solving. Knowledge of statistical process control and facility with data analysis. Proficiency in optical component and semiconductor failure analysis techniques. Strong communication, project management, and influencing skills. Why Cisco? At 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. Fueled 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. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 8, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 11, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 10 days - Location: Shanghai, China - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Cisco Systems’s careers site →](https://careers.cisco.com/global/en/job/CISCISGLOBAL2024664EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Component-Engineering-Technical-Leader) ## More jobs at Cisco Systems ### [AI LLMOps Engineering Technical Leader](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/3d72c3135dbc22ad38ee/) San Jose, California, United States of America ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/9e97fbbd2f40a12a03d7/) Bangalore, India ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/eee4a36a629b332e9736/) Bangalore, India ### [AI Operations Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/114dee0f2e30c4017bc3/) Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Technical Sales Support Team Leader](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/00829c038002adbb45f9/) Siemens ### [Technical Sales Support Team Leader -Exports](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens/jobs/6c563f9e5e293489b750/) Siemens ### [PASS Insurance Senior Developer & Technical Leader](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ntt/jobs/f362350cdf9e28e60259/) NTT · Milan, Italy ### [Technical Leader – Mechanical Design, Research & Development F/H](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/43cb9aeab2bae98d96ad/) Safran · Rzeszow ### [AI Automation Technical Leader](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/trane-technologies/jobs/341a989379eab374979f/) Trane Technologies · Bangalore, Karnātaka, India [Operations jobs](/functions/operations/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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