Electrical Engineering Technical Leader (Onsite)

Cisco•Milpitas, MI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Operations team within the Core Routing Business Unit (CRBU) plays a critical role in delivering Cisco’s next-generation hardware products at scale. Working at the intersection of engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing, the team ensures seamless product lifecycle execution—from new product introduction to high-volume production and customer delivery. With a strong focus on reliability, efficiency, and operational excellence, the team drives impact across global operations and enables successful product outcomes. In this role, you'll design, develop, modify, and evaluate electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment, hardware systems, and other electrical engineering applications. You will determine design approaches and parameters, analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results. Additionally, you will select components based on specifications and reliability and review vendor capabilities to support product development. If 75 percent of your time is spent performing a specific engineering function, such as analog or digital circuitry design, this role aligns with Analog (EN.EDAN) or Digital Engineering (EN.EDDI).

Requirements

BS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent plus 15+ years related experience.
Understanding of system hardware architectures, design concepts and engineering development practices.
Using various diagnostic tools, debug and trouble-shoot failing system down to board level and also boards down to component level.
Characterize timing interface using scope, logic analyzers, TDR and various other equipment.
Test, debug and bring-up proto boards.
Experience with Allegro, Valor and other manufacturing tools used in the job.
Deep understanding of PCB material, fabrication, its characteristics, influence on design, assembly process and technology.
Experience working on a switch/router product is a plus.
Design tools proficiency (Valor, schematic, CAD, other CAE tools).
Experience leading and managing the end-to-end process for optical and regular Printed Circuit Board Assembly.

Nice To Haves

Good written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Validated ability to work in a team setting and multi-task.

Responsibilities

Provide new product introduction support for ongoing engineering from pre-concept commit through EOL.
Work collaboratively with partners in the development of processes and technology to support new product development.
Drive the PCB material selection and supplier discussions with multi-functional teams.
Manage BOM risk.
Collaborate with the hardware and mechanical design teams to address DfX issues and ensure resolution prior to product release.
Drive and participate in design and manufacturing FMEA.
Provide leadership in driving product quality issues during NPI and sustaining phases.
Lead value engineering and cost avoidance efforts pre-production; engage early with Component Engineering, T&Q, GSM, and Hardware Engineering to influence component selection, process efficiency, and design changes.
Perform design lab experimentation, debug (proficiency continuum), DOE, and EFA.
Assess technical capability gaps within the CM and supply chain.
Craft, analyze, and release product documentation.
Lead the technical lifecycle, including participation in defect reduction teams and new component qualification.
Provide design diagnostic analysis, input, and influence.
Lead debug and board bring-up efforts.
Provide leadership and direction for complex issue resolution.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses