NEW!!! Sr. Manager, Algorithm Development Group, Media Processing Platform

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At a pivotal point in its 25-year history, Cisco has launched its first formal "internal venturing" operation, a group dedicated to hatching all- new billion-dollar businesses from within the company. The business unit, known as the Emerging Technologies Business Group (ETBG), is an unprecedented effort for Cisco, which has traditionally expanded through acquisitions, partnerships, and by augmenting existing product lines. ETG offers the company a magnetic hub for ideas and a systematic process for launching businesses, giving Cisco the necessary nimbleness to respond to the mercurial nature of today's whirlwind technology development. It can do what existing Cisco business units find very difficult: create all new product categories.
As on the efforts within ETG, we are in the process of bringing a new multimedia service delivery platform and associated applications which will change the way we collaborate and communicate with team members in enterprise today.

As the Sr. Manager, Algorithm Development Group, you will report to the Director of Engineering and will be responsible for all the aspects of innovative multimedia processing algorithms development.

Responsibilities include managing a team of speech processing, audio processing, video and image processing engineers developing new and innovative network based media processing systems using DSPs, FPGAs, ASICs and multi-core network processors. Working collaboratively with sales, marketing and other cross-functional stakeholders, the manager should define and align team and business priorities.

Job Requirements:
The candidate should have experience managing algorithms development activities developing multimedia solutions involving compression technologies (H.264, SVC, MPEG-2, AAC/AC-3 chipsets or DSP based S/W modules) for consumer or network centric multimedia devices. Experience in managing Ph. D researchers and engineers with signal processing expertise, managing test teams along with development, and managing development across the globe is highly desirable. The candidate must have been assumed complete responsibilities of the software development, including architecture, design, development, quality assurance and technical documentations in his prior roles. The ideal candidate should bring a track record of success in a similar role, strong interpersonal skills, and a can-do attitude.
The candidate should have experience in developing different aspects of multimedia processing algorithms, including:
- H.264 video compression/de-compression using DSP or ASIC
- H.264 SVC compression/de-compression algorithms
- Speech synthesis (speech to text, speech to speech)
- Audio processing, including wideband audio (AAC, AC-3, G.7x, AMR)
- Image processing filters development

Experience in managing large software development teams and releasing successful software products in the market is highly desirable for this position.
A M.S/Ph. D degree in computer science of relevant areas with 10+ years of industry experience as software manager is desirable.

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