Meet the Team It's an exciting time to work at Cisco! Where every day we live our mission, shaping the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners. Join our extraordinary supply chain team, a motivation for change in driving company transformation, supporting innovation, improving productivity and exceeding customer expectations. Your Impact The Manufacturing Engineer is the primary technical interface to the Manufacturing Partner site and is accountable for driving both Operational Perfection (Delivery, Quality, and Cost) and Factory Excellence (capability, efficiency, security and sustainability). Position requires strong knowledge on PCBA manufacturing operations and SMT technology roadmap. Supports manufacturing engineering functions at the manufacturing sites including: * Lead daily support of our products and tools in manufacturing. * Support NPI launch and govern sustaining products within manufacturing partners. * Support product transfers between manufacturing sites. * Analyze various sets of data and programs for quality & process control. * Drive process optimization, yield improvements and process consistency within manufacturing sites. * Provides technical support for all systemic defects, line stops, material purges and quality issues. * Factory site technical quality metrics ownership and driving metrics improvement relating to structural test. * Govern ECO and deviation implementation during bom change or fab respin. * Reviewed and validated SoP documents and SPC specifications (Yield, Cpk, GR&R) during phase gate transitions and on a periodic basis for sustaining production. * Conduct audits of factory processes. * Provide oversight during critical production stages. * Keep close loop with Product Operations central team. Minimum Qualifications: * Typically requires a BSEE or BSCE with 10+ years of Test Engineering experience at an electronics manufacturing industry or any other automated testing of hardware subject area. * Understanding of standard Design for Test (DFT) techniques and a basic understanding of Cisco or industry-standard test. * Strong programming knowledge - OOP and Python, Linux/Unix shell scripting. Layer 2/3 data networking experience and DB query experience (SQL, Cassandra, Impala, etc). * Strong communication written & verbal (in English) to clearly synthesize and reduce complex situations on simple descriptions to communicate with internal and external partners. Preferred Qualifications: * Ability to self-motivate with a strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible. * Lead and Inspire change in collaboration with a diverse cross-functional team in a Cross-Cultural and global work environment. * Confirmed Program Management experience. * You feel comfortable working under high pressure and get results with limited oversight. * CCNA certification desired, Linux certificate is an advantage. #WeAreCisco #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us! Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.