Description
We are looking for a motivated and experienced people leader who enables the engineering team to improve and optimize the engineering processes and infrastructure to deliver a great experience to the engineering organization for building products. Directs the activities of a hardware development function, including research and technical design for electronic parts, circuitry, and mechanical systems.
Responsibilities:
- Manages the daily activities of a hardware team (typically manages a midsized team)
- Identifies and leads problem solving within Data Center product family
- Maintains standards (e.g., product review)
- Evaluates and resolves technical feasibility, design optimization, and production issues
- Ensures technical quality throughout the architecture and design process
- Finds opportunities and potential barriers to process enhancement and/or product improvement within area of accountability and may make recommendations.
- Leads hardware projects from requirements to execution, including delivery.
- Brings together team members from all hardware disciplines as needed to ensure that the right hardware solutions are developed.
- May participate in meetings with internal customers to explain solutions, gather feedback, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure feedback is reflected in design decisions and deployment.
- Seeks alternate sourcing options and collaborates with finance to obtain financial performance; plans, analyzes and distributes summaries on key financial/other material resources.
- Collaborates with multiple stakeholders to understand business performance indicators relevant to a product.
- Tracks resource use to ensure minimal waste and reduce duplication of efforts .
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS in Electrical Engineering with 10 years of related experience, in Electrical, manufacturing and design.
- Good understanding of PBA and PCBA manufacturing process and technology
- Experience working on a switch/router product.
- Experience with being a people leader and managing teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in relevant field.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid time away (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees, 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness)
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer