Hardware Engineering Project Manager

Cisco•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Hardware Engineering Project Manager will orchestrate next-generation hardware platforms for Cisco’s Network Hardware Engineering group, which develops networking systems for Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. These cloud-enhanced platforms use Cisco Silicon One ASICs and serve large data centers and AI clusters. The role drives the end-to-end product lifecycle, from initial concept through customer release, while maintaining financial rigor and aligning engineering and business partners. It coordinates hardware and software engineering, product management, operations, manufacturing partners, and suppliers to support predictable, high-quality delivery. The position also monitors program health, manages risks and dependencies, tracks budgets and resources, communicates status to leadership, and advances governance, process improvement, automation, and AI-enabled workflows. This is an onsite opportunity primarily located in Austin, Texas, with San Jose, California, as an alternate location.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science and 5 or more years of hardware or manufacturing program/project management or relevant experience; or a master’s degree in engineering or computer science and 3 or more years of such experience.
Experience using Jira and Confluence to track project dependencies, risks, and issue resolution.
Experience managing end-to-end programs, including budget oversight, schedule management, and breakthrough tracking.
Advanced spreadsheet management experience, including data modeling and visualization to track project metrics.
Experience implementing AI-powered tools or workflows to improve operational efficiency or project delivery speed.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience with Design Verification Testing (DVT) processes in hardware development lifecycles.
Knowledge of hardware manufacturing environments and production workflows.
Background in supply chain operations or procurement strategies for complex hardware programs.
Current project management certification, such as PMP, CAPM, or PRINCE2.
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.

Responsibilities

Steer end-to-end hardware program development from initial concept through customer release, establishing priorities, breakthroughs, and execution plans.
Orchestrate cross-functional programs by aligning hardware and software engineering, product management, and operations teams.
Monitor program health, identify risks and dependencies, and drive timely issue resolution through actionable recommendations.
Champion continuous process improvements, governance frameworks, and automation and AI-enabled tools to improve operational efficiency.
Coordinate financial integrity and resource allocation, track budgets accurately, and keep projects within scope and schedule.
Facilitate collaboration among internal teams, manufacturing partners, and external suppliers.
Provide transparent program status updates to leadership.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility rules.
401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
Birthday paid day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days.
Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification.
Sick time off, including carryover of unused sick time subject to the stated limit.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees, subject to Cisco policies.
Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants.