E-3 Visa Product Lifecycle Management Jobs

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This is an onsite position in Milpitas, California, United States.

Meet the Team

Our team is a dynamic and collaborative group united by a shared passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence. We foster a culture of open communication, mutual respect, and continuous learning, where every voice is valued and encouraged to contribute. Our mission is Think Really Big, Play to Win, Drive Durable Growth. What truly makes us an exciting place to work is our dedication to pushing boundaries, embracing new ideas, and celebrating both individual achievements and collective successes. We offer a stimulating environment where you can grow your career, make a real impact, and be part of something truly meaningful.

Your Impact

We're looking for a motivated and expert individual to drive the overall cost management and end-to-end product lifecycle from launch to EOL. This PLPM role is highly visible and will influence Manufacturing, Engineering, Marketing and senior management in determining strategy and execution of several product solutions in worldwide manufacturing. Key responsibilities include:

• Cost Management and Product Lifecycle: Driving overall cost management and overseeing the end-to-end product lifecycle from launch to EOL.
• Engineering Change Management: Supervising key areas including Engineering Change Management.
• Product Quality and Cost: Managing product quality and cost.
• Sustaining Issues: Addressing sustaining issues such as line stop resolution, CAP accounts, AVL management, and manufacturing process improvement.
• EOL Strategy and Planning: Orchestrating EOL Strategy and Planning development with integrated product teams.
• Risk Management: Managing risks, including multi-source technology assessment, component, cost variance, and supply chain review over the product lifecycle.
• Product Field Performance: Overseeing action planning for product field performance (quality) and driving initiatives for healthy gross margins.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS in Engineering or Supply chain related field
• 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain within the tech industry.
• Experience in Program Management and stakeholder management.
• Supply Chain knowledge, particularly in environments of Hi-Tech, Product Costing, and Margin Analysis.
• Knowledge of PLM processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA in Engineering or Supply chain field
• Six Sigma Certification
• Agile, MSFT tools proficiency
• Experience in Hi-Tech electronics industry

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.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

The starting salary range posted for this position is $140,800.00 to $183,000.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$140,800.00 - $210,500.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$128,200.00 - $186,700.00

• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.