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Cisco

Senior Component Engineer – Interconnect, Connector Components

Cisco

. Build understanding of tools, processes, and techniques used to design, manufacture, and qualify interconnect and connector components for Cisco products .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeTaipei • TaiwanSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in interconnect and connector technologies, with a strong foundation in mechanical and electrical design principles. Proficient in process improvement methodologies and project management, ensuring high-quality outcomes in manufacturing environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Mechanical Engineering DegreeElectrical Engineering DegreeInterconnect Technologies ExpertiseProcess Improvement MethodologiesProject Management Skills

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Hard Skills
Interconnect TechnologiesConnector TechnologiesTolerance AnalysisFMEA FacilitationLean Six SigmaSignal Integrity FundamentalsHigh-Speed Cable AssembliesDesign of ExperimentsStatistical Process ControlCause-and-Effect Analysis
Soft Skills
Highly OrganizedAdaptableImpact-OrientedProblem-Solving
Tools & Technologies
Project Management ToolsManufacturing Operations ToolsValidation Testing Tools
Industry Keywords
PCB Attach TechnologiesConnector Manufacturing ProcessesSupply Chain SupportNPI EngagementProcess Re-Engineering

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Build understanding of tools, processes, and techniques used to design, manufacture, and qualify interconnect and connector components for Cisco products
  • Collaborate with interconnect and connector suppliers and partner with Global Supply Management, Manufacturing Operations, Product Operations, and Supply Operations
  • Support qualification of connector and interconnect component site capabilities and product readiness
  • Serve as a technical contributor in commodity teams
  • Evaluate quality and reliability performance data and provide inputs for sourcing strategy
  • Contribute to defect reduction and process re-engineering efforts related to interconnect components
  • Identify, initiate, and help drive process improvements that reduce cycle time and cost while maintaining exceptional quality
  • Support product transfer and change programs to sustain affected products and supplier sites
  • Engage early in NPI and provide inputs for concurrent engineering efforts, including DFM, FMEA, tooling design, plating, and validation testing
  • Provide technical support to the supply chain and engineering community, building toward subject-matter expertise in interconnect technologies

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field
  • 5-7+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Foundational hands-on exposure to interconnect and connector technologies at the application and component level
  • Understanding of fundamentals of associated PCB attach technologies
  • Familiarity with mechanical and electrical design principles, including tolerance analysis, fabrication methods, materials selection, plating, and validation testing
  • Awareness of Signal Integrity (SI) fundamentals is a plus
  • Experience with problem-solving and process improvement methodologies, including 8D and Lean Six Sigma
  • Experience with FMEA facilitation techniques
  • Experience managing multiple projects using established project management skills and tools
  • Domain exposure to connector or interconnect component manufacturing processes preferred
  • Requires on-site support at manufacturing facilities
  • Strategically focused, impact-oriented, highly organized, and adaptable
  • Fluent English and Chinese speaking and writing
  • Vietnamese speaking and writing is a plus
  • Familiarity with high-speed cable assemblies and their applications preferred
  • Experience with line set-up and line qualification preferred
  • Exposure to SPC, Cause-and-Effect Analysis, Design of Experiments (DOE), and risk assessment for high-volume programs preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Opportunities to grow and build are limitless
  • Worldwide network of doers and experts
  • Collaborative team environment with empathy
  • Work on solutions with global-scale impact