Electrical Product Engineer

Cisco; Town of Norway (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco in Town of Norway, Wisconsin, is seeking an experienced engineer to optimize electronic circuit designs and manage supply chain quality. This role includes evaluating designs, leading issue resolutions, and ensuring manufacturability of innovative video collaboration solutions.

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree or 5+ years of experience in a relevant field, strong hands-on design skills, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams effectively. At Cisco, you will be part of a transformative team pushing the boundaries of technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in supply chain or product development engineering.
• 3+ years hands-on experience in designing electronic circuits.
• Ability to perform design lab experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate design realization of electronic circuits.
• Lead complex issue resolution and technical lifecycle management.
• Create and release technical product documentation.

Skills

Design of electronic circuits

PCB-Assembly experience

Debugging and root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

Meet The Team

The Collaboration Video Endpoints Business Unit (CVEBU) is part of the Cisco Collaboration Technology Group. We develop and support advanced video collaboration solutions, including video endpoints for conference rooms, active collaboration rooms, and individual workspaces. Our team focuses on integrating supply chain considerations from the earliest stages of product development to end-of-life to ensure high-quality, AI-powered collaboration experiences.

Your Impact

• 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 Design for Manufacturability (DFM) activities, integrating Quality, Reliability and Testability principles to ensure product resiliency.
• Create, analyze, and release technical product documentation to support mass production and field quality standards.
• Represent the Values of Supply Chain in product related design discussions.
• Support Product Lifecycle changes.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 perform design lab experimentation, debug, and root cause analysis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience influencing cross‑functional teams to adopt design changes for cost, quality and user experience improvements.
• Expert-level proficiency in applying DFx methodologies (DFM, DFR, DFQ) to complex hardware projects.
• Demonstrated experience influencing cross‑functional teams to adopt design changes for cost or quality improvements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting technical data to stakeholders.
• Proven ability to adapt quickly in a fast‑paced, changing environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Familiarity with industry innovations and trends in networking or video collaboration technology.

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.