Description
The hardware engineering group at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era. As a Hardware Project Manager, you will lead end-to-end hardware project development from initial concept through customer release.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end hardware project development from initial concept through customer release, defining clear priorities, breakthroughs, and comprehensive execution plans.
- Orchestrate projects by aligning hardware and software engineering, product management, and operations teams to ensure cohesive delivery.
- Proactively monitor project health, identify risks and dependencies, and drive timely issue resolution through actionable recommendations to partners.
- Champion continuous process improvements, governance frameworks, and the integration of automation and AI-enabled tools to enhance operational efficiency.
- Manage financial integrity and resource allocation, ensuring that budgets are tracked accurately and projects remain within scope and on schedule.
- Facilitate seamless collaboration between internal teams, manufacturing partners, and external suppliers while providing transparent status updates to leadership.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering with 5+ years of experience or a master’s degree in engineering with 3+ years of experience in technical hardware project management or hardware/product development
- Experience applying Jira and Confluence to track project dependencies, risks, and issue resolution.
- Experience handling end-to-end projects including budget oversight, schedule management, and breakthrough tracking.
- Experience in advanced spreadsheet management, including the use of data modeling and visualization to track project metrics.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience implementing AI-powered tools or workflows to improve operational efficiency or project delivery speed.
- Demonstrated experience with Design Verification Testing (DVT) processes within hardware development lifecycles
- In-depth knowledge of hardware manufacturing environments and production workflows
- Background in supply chain operations or procurement strategies for complex hardware programs
- Current project management certification (e.g., PMP, CAPM, PRINCE2)
- Proven ability to navigate and influence outcomes in a highly matrixed, globally distributed organization
- Experience balancing rapid program execution with long-term operational and quality priorities
- Familiarity with managing cross-functional dependencies in fast-paced engineering environments
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 (vacation, holidays, sick time)
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer