NEW!!! Manager of Mechanical Hardware Engineering - TelePresence

We have a current opening for a Manager of Mechanical Hardware Engineering
to work in the TelePresence System Business Unit (TSBU) of our Emerging Technologies Group - ETG.

TelePresence is a virtual presence experience that uses advanced visual, audio, and interactive technologies to create an in person experience at a virtual conference table. TelePresence is one of the more recent examples of how Cisco is changing the way we work, live, play, and learn.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Senior Hardware Manager of TSBU, the Manager of Mechanical Hardware Engineering will be responsible for the following:

• Build world-class Mechanical engineering team to expand present capability and drive vision of delivering 2 technologies and 6 experiences every fiscal year to make TelePresence a billion dollar business in next 3 to 5 years.
• Work with product management, market development, and customers to develop, refine, validate, and prioritize product requirements and product roadmap.
• Drive design of mechanical hardware for ease of assembly, modularity and cost optimization and to leverage hardware components across multiple products.
• Work with product manufacturing operations and supply management to develop supply chain for electro mechanical hardware to meet cost and quality goals.
• Develop product hardware functional specifications
• Drive product industrial and mechanical design to meet aggressive time to market goals.
• Drive to develop and protect intellectual property for market leadership.
• Develop, and adhere to, resource plans, schedule, and budget

Requirements:
• Previous multiple year experience in the development of small to large mechanical components and systems( Telepresence end points)
• Experience with developing mid to high volume products for consumer and enterprise markets.
• Experience with driving technology development with other technology groups to optimize user experience in areas such as lighting, camera development and audio.
• Entrepreneurial drive, demonstrated ability to achieve stretch goals in an innovative and fast paced environment
• Strong technical leadership and management skills, ability to deliver results with a small, fast-paced teams, and ability to work across teams
• Experience in building high performing engineering teams
• Strong inter-personal skills and teamwork
• Ability to work and thrive in a true "startup" mode

Other desired qualifications include:
• Work experience with successful startups
• Experience with visual communications systems.