1435625 - Director, Component Technology & Quality

The application window is expected to close on: 3/17/2025. Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Candidates must be located in the San Jose/ Bay Area of California to be considered.

The Component Technology & Quality organization is on the forefront of delivering sophisticated component technologies and capabilities with the quality and reliability that our customers rely on Cisco for.

As a Technology & Quality leader for Semiconductor components (ASICs, Memory, MPU, COMMs, FPGA), you will be leading teams responsible for

• Qualification of all semiconductor components used in our networking systems and meeting component quality expectations.
• Leading advanced technology projects and process capability development to ensure technology readiness for next generation architectures.
• Driving Component Failure analysis, issue resolution and as applicable, field risk assessment and recommendations
• Supplier quality management, engaging with Quality and Engineering executives to drive technology roadmap aligned to commodity strategy
• Enable component to system end to end quality data infrastructure to proactively identify and mitigate product quality risks

• 15+ years of technical experience in semiconductor components (Design/Test/Quality & reliability)
• 10+ years in management and related experience.

• Outstanding organizational and team leadership skills.
• Possess strong business acumen and executive presence.
• Skilled in advising and influencing teams to drive actions and results to support and enable SCO priorities.
• Ability to simplify complex content into clear and concise messaging.

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