Leader, Hardware Engineering (Onsite)

Cisco • San Jose, CA

1d • $171,600 - $245,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in relevant field.

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 .

Benefits

• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• paid parental leave
• short and long-term disability coverage
• basic life insurance
• paid holidays
• floating holiday
• paid time off for employee’s birthday
• paid year-end holiday shutdown
• paid days off for personal wellness
• paid vacation time
• flexible vacation time off program
• sick time off
• paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• annual bonuses
• performance-based incentive pay
• restricted stock units

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager