Meet the Team

Product Operations, part of Supply Chain Operations (SCO), leads New Product Introduction (NPI) and Product Lifecycle Management from launch through End of Life (EOL). We work closely with Design Engineering early in development to ensure manufacturability, quality, and smooth production ramp-up. As part of this team, you’ll collaborate across functions and with Contract Manufacturers worldwide to bring innovative Cisco products to market efficiently and sustainably.

Your Impact

• Contribute to mechanical engineering design and sustaining activities, occasionally leading projects of moderate scope.

• Provide input on manufacturability, fulfillment, and design margins, resolving product-related design issues.

• Support value engineering, cost avoidance, and cost reduction initiatives.

• Perform lab experiments, analyze results, and review/maintain technical product documentation.

• Partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to drive root cause analysis of quality issues.

• Participate in sustainability-focused initiatives to enhance product lifecycle impact.

• Collaborate across business units and product families to ensure design consistency and scalability.

• Communicate technical concepts clearly, offering recommendations to improve product and process efficiency.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

• 5+ years of hardware product design experience, preferably in NPI and manufacturing environments.

• Knowledge of product design cycles, electro-mechanical manufacturing processes, and development workflows.

• Proficiency with DFx methodologies and CAD tools.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with ability to recommend process improvements.

• Effective communicator with proven project management capabilities.

• Able to exercise sound judgment within established procedures and resolve moderately complex challenges.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in English and local language.

• Flexible to work remotely and co-located at Cisco Contract Manufacturer sites across time zones.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.