Component Engineer (Hybrid)
$143,100–$185,900 year
HybridSan Jose, California, United States
Job Summary
Resolve complex, multidisciplinary issues by proactively identifying and addressing challenges in power delivery circuits and system-level integration. Collaborate with Cisco Business Units and external suppliers to anticipate, document, and validate the performance signatures and behavior of power circuits, including board mount power modules. Use technical expertise to identify contributing factors to design issues and implement necessary corrective actions, driving failure analysis to resolve performance and quality issues within complex components. Communicate complex technical information effectively to support product development and innovation. This hybrid role in San Jose, California, requires a Senior Component Engineer with 5+ years of electronic design experience, focusing on robust, defensive design implementations to enable Cisco's AI growth.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering or equivalent fields
- 5+ years of electronic design, field applications, and/or component engineering experience
- Experience resolving issues related to production and field failures
- Experience or exposure to technical review for DFM (Design for Manufacturing), and manufacturing readiness
- Experience on driving failure analysis to resolve performance and quality issues within complex components and assemblies - including but not limited to at least one of the following: Fishbone Analysis, Cause and Effect Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), 8D/Preventive and Corrective Actions, and exposure/risk assessment
Desired Qualifications
- Supplier relationship management experience
- Strong background in power electronics, board design, circuit analysis, PCB layout, hardware debugging, basic digital logic and communication interfaces
- Familiarity with IPC-9592B and JESD22 standards on reliability evaluation requirements for Power Conversion Devices and Semiconductor IC/packaged solid state devices
- Deep knowledge of mixed signal and power components, including their properties, manufacturing processes, process control, and testing strategies
- Proficient in all aspects of product design, development, fabrication, characterization, qualification, testing, quality, and reliability
- Demonstrated competency in driving rigorous quality control measures and continuous improvements to ensure product quality standards and reliability are consistently met
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