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Cisco Component Engineering Technical Leader 
United States, California, San Jose 
691838368

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Application window has been extended and expected to close on 2/20/2024. However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This role will require at a minimum 10% travel.

You'll be part of the Technology and Quality (T&Q) Organization within the Supply Chain Operations (SCO) organization. T&Q is a key hub of technical innovation in Cisco. Members of the organization focus on evaluating and developing new technologies to enable sustained product differentiation. You will be working with a team with varied strengths that seamlessly blends different levels of expertise in several areas of semiconductor and systems design combining traditional knowledge with groundbreaking data analytics techniques to tackle increasingly sophisticated problems. You will regularly engage with Cisco Business Units as your partners and customers, Suppliers of the commodity space you are managing and extended Supply Chain functions including Global Supply Management, Product Operations and Global Manufacturing Organization.

Your Impact

In this role, you will leverage your design expertise to develop sophisticated interconnect architectures that optimize signal integrity, reliability, and overall system performance that comply with industry standards and regulatory requirements. You will collaborate with suppliers to predict and validate the behavior of interconnects, addressing potential issues from concept through NPI phases. Your deep understanding of materials and fabrication processes will ensure designs are technically sound, reliable, and cost-effective. Additionally, you will lead cross-functional teams, manage vendor relationships, and communicate complex ideas effectively, driving continuous improvement and excellence throughout the product lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications:
  • BSME/BSEE or equivalent with 10+ years experience bringing new products to market.
  • Experience working with high-speed interconnect technologies at the application and component level including fundamentals of associated PCB attach technologies.
  • Demonstrated leadership engaging with internal and external stakeholders leading complex design programs and resolution of performance/quality issues.
  • Experience in mechanical design principles, including tolerance analysis, fabrication methods, materials, and validation testing.
  • Track record of effective collaboration with senior-level stakeholders to achieve strategic objectives.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with mechanical system design of networking equipment.
  • Experienced in managing supplier relationships and implementing rigorous quality control measures to ensure product standards and reliability are consistently met.
  • Familiarity with key areas of the interconnect commodity space including Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Signal Integrity, Test, Failure Analysis, and PCB/PCBA fabrication and assembly techniques.
  • Competency in SPC, FMEA, 8D/Corrective Action, Cause and Effect Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and risk assessment.
  • Experience with high speed Twinax cable and associated applications is a plus.