Component Engineer - Board-Mount Power

<p><span style="color:#000000">Cisco Systems, Inc. - Supply Chain Organization - Component Quality & Technology (CQT) is looking for a Component Engineer to support component technology, qualification, supplier engagement, and manufacturing readiness for critical board-mount power components used across Cisco products.</span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000">This role will focus primarily on Board Mount Power (BMP) conversion components in the following areas:</span></p><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Power modules (uPOLs, Common Footprint Power Blocks, etc.)</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">DC-DC High Voltage and Intermediate Bus Converters</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Packaging and manufacturing technologies</span></span></li></ul><br /><p><span style="color:#000000">A key part of this role is direct engagement with component suppliers and their manufacturing operations.</span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000">You will regularly visit supplier factories, assess manufacturing processes and controls, identify technical and quality risks, and partner with suppliers to drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You will:</span></p><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Provide component engineering technical & quality support for assigned board-mount power commodities.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Evaluate and qualify new components, technologies, and suppliers for Cisco hardware platforms.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><b><span style="font-size:inherit">Conduct supplier manufacturing facility visits, technical assessments, and process audits.</span></b></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Review supplier manufacturing process flows, process controls, test methodologies, reliability controls, traceability, and change-management systems.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Identify manufacturing, quality, reliability, and technology risks and drive corrective actions through closure.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Partner with suppliers on root-cause analysis and corrective actions for component and manufacturing-related failures.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Review supplier 8D, failure-analysis, and corrective-action reports.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Assess Product Change Notifications and determine potential impact to Cisco products.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Review component specifications, qualification reports, reliability data, manufacturing data, and supplier test coverage.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Support component-level and board-level failure analysis.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Partner with Cisco Hardware Engineering, Reliability, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Management teams.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Monitor supplier quality, technology, and manufacturing performance and drive continuous-improvement activities.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Support new-product introduction and component readiness for production, including assessment of supplier manufacturing capacity, line readiness, and ramp risk ahead of production builds.<br /></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Travel regularly to supplier manufacturing sites in locations across Asia.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Who You’ll Work With</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">As a technical member of the component quality & technology (CQT) group, you will work closely with Cisco hardware development teams, supplier and product quality/reliability teams, global supply management, manufacturing and product operations organizations.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You will also work directly with supplier engineering, manufacturing, quality, product, and management teams.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">This role requires the ability to operate effectively across organizational boundaries and translate supplier manufacturing details into clear technical risks and recommendations for Cisco engineering teams.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Who You Are</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You are a hands-on engineer who is comfortable working both at the component level and on the supplier factory floor.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You understand that component qualification is more than reviewing datasheets and qualification reports. You are able to visit a manufacturing line, understand how the product is built and tested, identify areas of technical or process risk, ask the right engineering questions, and work with suppliers to resolve issues.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You have strong technical judgment, are comfortable working directly with suppliers, and can communicate effectively with both detailed engineering teams and cross-functional leadership.</span></p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000"><span><b> Board-Mount Power Focus</b></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><span> You will gain exposure and conduct evaluation in areas including:</span></span></p><ul><li><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Power-conversion topology</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Electrical performance</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Efficiency</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Thermal performance</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Transient response</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Protection features</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Component derating</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Manufacturing process controls</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Magnetics design and manufacturing</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">BMP module packaging & assembly</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">PCB and substrate technologies</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Solder and interconnect reliability</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Supplier screening and test coverage</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Reliability qualification and life testing</span></span></li></ul></li></ul><p><span style="color:#000000"><span> Experience with <b>GaN-based power conversion, 48 V / 50 V architectures, high-power DC-DC conversion, or high-voltage intermediate bus architectures such as ±400 V or 800 V systems</b> is a plus.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Minimum Qualifications</b></span></p><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related technical field.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">5+ years of experience in component engineering, supplier engineering, supplier quality, product engineering, manufacturing engineering, power electronics, or a related field.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Demonstrated experience working directly with electronic-component or power-conversion suppliers.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><b><span style="font-size:inherit">Prior experience performing supplier manufacturing facility audits, factory assessments, process reviews, or on-site supplier technical evaluations.</span></b></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with one or more of the following:</span></span><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">DC-DC power conversion</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Board-mount power modules</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Intermediate bus converters</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Point-of-load regulators</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Power semiconductors</span></span></li></ul></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Familiarity with JEDEC and IPC-9592 standards.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with component qualification, reliability, or failure analysis.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience driving supplier root-cause analysis and corrective actions.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Strong problem-solving and data-analysis skills.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Strong written and verbal communication skills.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Ability to communicate effectively in English and Mandarin.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Ability to travel regularly to supplier manufacturing locations.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#000000"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></span></p><ul><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">7+ years of relevant component, supplier, quality, or hardware engineering experience.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Direct experience working with manufacturers of DC-DC converters, power modules, or intermediate bus converters.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Strong understanding of power-electronics fundamentals and power-conversion architectures.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><b><span style="font-size:inherit">Extensive experience performing supplier manufacturing facility audits, factory assessments, process reviews, or on-site supplier technical evaluations.</span></b></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with board mount power module packaging, assembly, and test.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with magnetics, substrates, PCB technologies, solder joints, and module-level interconnects.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with component-level and board-level failure analysis.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with 8D, FMEA, SPC, and process-capability analysis.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Extensive experience with JEDEC and IPC-9592 standards.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with networking, compute, data-center, telecom, or other high-reliability electronic products.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with GaN, SiC, or other wide-bandgap semiconductor technologies.</span></span></li><li style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:inherit">Experience with high-power or high-voltage DC-DC conversion.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><h1>Why Cisco? </h1><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. </p><p></p>