Posted:
June 15, 2026
Location:
Bangalore, India, India

Job Description

**Director of Engineering – India Site Lead**

**Meet the Team**

The Director of Engineering will lead the India Team in Bengaluru & Pune within Cisco’s Client Optics Group (COG) Silicon Engineering Org. This role is responsible for setting the high-performance silicon engineering team in Bengaluru & Pune and driving the end-to-end execution of optical transceiver development for COG’s silicon-photonics–based transceiver chipsets and modules. Key responsibilities include planning, architecture, development, simulation, diagnostics, bring-up, and validation of electronics and silicon photonics ICs (EICs & PICs). A significant new focus for this role is the deployment of AI tools, when possible, to enhance productivity, quality, and development cycle times.

**Your Impact**

**Product Planning**

+ Evaluating Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs) and providing timely responses as to the approach, timeline, and feasibility for new product concept...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Bangalore, India
Posted: June 15, 2026
Deadline: June 19, 2026