Application window expected to close 01/06/2025 What You'll Do As an Engineer in the Global Packaging Engineering team, you will be working in a dynamic environment to deliver protective product packaging that is balanced, efficient, and positively impacts the customer experience. Your responsibilities include: * Work with internal and external partners to develop packaging solutions which push the "status quo" for new and innovative ideas while balancing material cost, logistics and environmental impact. * Engage with NPI teams to influence product design and strive to minimize overall cost of product/package system. * Drive cost and waste out of existing packaging designs. * Understand logistics cost drivers and provide packaging solutions. * Document and communicate impact of design improvements. * Work with multi-functional teams to root cause quality and shipping damage issues. Who You'll Work With You will work with the Global Packaging Engineering team within our Supply Chain Operations organization (Gartner #1 Supply Chain). The team is principally located in San Jose, CA, supporting the protective package development of all Cisco Business Units. The focus of the position is on demonstrating internal and external partnerships to achieve an outstanding customer experience and business results. The position requires an understanding of product design and dynamics, business leadership skills, packaging testing and an ability to build innovative packaging solutions. You will work with many business areas of both Supply Chain and Engineering groups. Who You Are You are committed to perfection and have a passion for making a difference. You have strong communication skills, have the ability to work with leaders at all levels, and are very detailed-oriented. You can influence others for a win-win outcome and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. Collaboration and dedication to making the team and organization successful. Minimum Requirements For the Role * Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or other similar engineering field. * 5 years of working experience in a packaging engineering role or packaging design for electronics * Understanding of BOMs and product lifecycle management. * Experience and competence in digital literacy including Office (mail, Excel, Word, and Power Point). Preferred Skills * Experience in 3D CAD (Solidworks). Why Cisco? #WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you! Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it’s not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We’re helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We’re helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise. We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other’s backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that). We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we’re committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions. So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.