Electrical Product Engineer

About the role

Cisco's Collaboration Video Endpoints Business Unit (CVEBU), part of the Collaboration Technology Group, develops and supports video collaboration solutions such as video endpoints for conference rooms, active collaboration rooms and individual workspaces. The Electrical Product Engineer evaluates electronic circuit designs, drives cost avoidance and NPI improvements, manages defects and component qualification, and leads Design for Manufacturability (DFM) activities.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate the design realization of electronic circuits to optimize costs and minimize Bill of Materials (BOM) risk.
• Drive cost avoidance and sustaining engineering improvements throughout the New Product Introduction (NPI) lifecycle.
• Lead complex issue resolution and technical lifecycle management, including defect reduction and new component qualification.
• Assess Contract Manufacturer (CM) and supply chain technical capability gaps to ensure consistent manufacturing quality.
• Lead DFM activities, integrating Quality, Reliability and Testability principles.
• Create, analyze and release technical product documentation supporting mass production and field quality standards.
• Represent the Values of Supply Chain in product-related design discussions and support product lifecycle changes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or 5+ years of professional experience in supply chain, manufacturing or product development engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing new electronic circuits and components.
• Demonstrated experience working with PCB-assembly manufacturers.
• Proven ability to run design lab experiments, debug and perform root cause analysis.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience influencing cross-functional teams to adopt design changes for cost, quality and user experience improvements.
• Expert-level DFx knowledge (DFM, DFR, DFQ).
• Strong written and verbal communication, presenting technical data to stakeholders.
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment and familiarity with networking or video collaboration technology trends.