PCB Component Engineering Technical Leader

About the role

Cisco is looking for a highly motivated professional with a strong background in Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) to join its Component Quality & Technology (CQT) team within the Global Supplier Management organization of its Supply Chain Organization. CQT evaluates and develops new technologies to enable product differentiation, working with Cisco Business Units, suppliers and other supply chain functions. The role helps develop next-generation PCB solutions and ensures they meet Cisco's high standards.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with Cisco development engineers, commodity teams and suppliers to create innovative PCB solutions.
• Contribute to the development of the PCB commodity strategy.
• Take part in supplier selection, assess and qualify PCB suppliers, and take part in technical and process audits as needed.
• Lead PCB failure analysis and drive containment, corrective actions and risk assessment.
• Work with manufacturing and engineering teams to resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts clearly.

Required profile

• Degree in Engineering, Chemistry or Materials, or equivalent, plus 15+ years of PCB manufacturing experience.
• Solid understanding and direct experience of SLP (substrate-like PCB), advanced-HDI PCB, and mSAP (modified semi-additive process) design specifications, qualification, fabrication and testing.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and implementing corrective actions and quality control measures.

Required skills

• Failure analysis techniques: FMEA, 8D/Corrective Action, Fishbone IFD, Cause and Effect Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE) and risk assessment.
• Preferred: familiarity with PCB materials (laminates and resins), signal integrity and reliability knowledge, leadership of technical projects and cross-organizational collaboration.