Meet the Team

Your role would be to help Cisco Supply Chain to unleash the full power of digitization. As we are subject to a constant change deploying processes, policies and technologies to help us to be successful and we need talented individuals like you to contribute to our journey.

You will be part of a Regional Supply Chain Operations team accountable of guiding and leading our manufacturing partners to meet our customers’ expectations as well as helping Cisco to create, implement and adopt new processes, platforms and technologies that enables better customer experience.

We are looking for authentic, self-motivated and passionate candidates willing to enroll to a best-in-class team. Analytical in thinking, curious about how things are working and hands-on preference. A candidate that actively seeks opportunities for improvement, increase efficiency by digitizing, simplifying and automating our processes and tools.

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.

Key Responsibilities

Supports manufacturing engineering functions at the manufacturing sites including:

Develops and maintains manufacturing methods and operation sequences for parts, components, and assemblies.

Collaborates with design engineering and production suppliers to coordinate manufacturing processes.

Addresses moderately complex manufacturing challenges; recommends tooling and process improvements.

Develops and implements manufacturing processes; estimates manufacturing costs and time standards; maintains documentation.

Supports team efforts; begins to influence manufacturing workflows and process improvements.

Coordinates communication between design, production, and engineering teams; prepares reports and updates.

•                    Manage 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.

•                    Enforce & review SoP docs and SPC specs (Yield, Cpk, GR&R), during phase gate transitions and periodically for sustaining production.

•                    Conduct audits of factory processes.

•                    Provide oversight during critical production stages.

Keep close loop with ProdOps central team

Minimum Qualifications:

•                    Bachelor´s degree or equivalent, 3-4 years of experience at an electronics manufacturing engineering / factory

•                    Industry knowledge and understanding of electronics manufacturing processes and quality systems.

•                    Working knowledge of statistical methods (SPC, AQL), as used in a Mfg. context.

•                    Clarity in documenting issues. Persistence in following up on root cause analysis & corrective actions by responsible parties.

•                    Strong written & verbal communication skills (in Spanish and English).

Preferred Qualifications:

•                    Experience in a Cross-Cultural and global work environment.

•                    Lead and Drive change in collaboration with a diverse cross-functional team.

•                    You feel comfortable working under high pressure and get results with minimal direction.

•                    Ability to self-motivate with a strong desire to learn and ability to be flexible.

•                    Ability to multi-task and solve complex problems.

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.