Principal Engineering Project & Program Management
Core
Lead end-to-end execution of Cisco's most critical hyperscale system programs, guiding products from concept to customer deployment for core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products.
Role type
Principal Engineering Project & Program Management
Builds
Hyperscale infrastructure products including custom ASICs, silicon development, SoCs, and advanced semiconductor technologies for global organizations.
Domain
Networking hardware, semiconductor, and hyperscale datacenter infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Large-scale multi-functional program leadership, custom ASIC/silicon development, executive-level governance, risk management, cross-organizational alignment, strategic account partnership, Agile principles
Preferred skills
Hyperscale cloud provider experience, hardware product lifecycle expertise, first-generation platform introductions, technology innovation leadership
Technologies
Custom ASICs, SoCs, advanced semiconductor technologies, switching, routing, wireless, optics
Responsibilities
Direct end-to-end execution of critical hyperscale system programs; Lead large-scale multi-year programs involving system architecture and silicon development; Establish executive-level program governance and risk management frameworks; Drive synchronization across independent silicon and engineering organizations; Influence and align senior technical leaders and VPs across matrixed organizations; Partner with strategic hyperscale account teams to ensure product delivery objectives
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
