Technical Marketing Engineer, Retail

Cisco

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Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$138,100–$196,500 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 27, 2026

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $191k
This role $167k
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This role pays less than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$220,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $167k versus about $191k for comparable roles.

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Technical Marketing Engineer, Retail

Technical Marketing Engineer - Retail The Technical Marketing Engineer - Retail joins the Smart Cameras team to lead technical engagement and market development for the retail vertical. This role serves as a critical link between retail customers and internal product, engineering, and design teams. You will act as a technical authority for Cisco Vision and intelligent retail analytics, traveling extensively to meet with retail brands and IT decision-makers. Day-to-day responsibilities include translating customer feedback into product requirements, developing deployment strategies, and creating technical content such as white papers, reference architectures, and training materials. You will build solutions for loss prevention, occupancy analytics, and shopper engagement. The role requires expertise in enterprise networking, IP video, digital signage, and AV systems to solve complex operational challenges within shopping malls and multi-site retail management environments while driving adoption of smart camera technologies.

What you'll do

  • Act as the primary technical authority for Cisco Vision and smart camera retail solutions.
  • Travel to customer sites and industry events to build relationships with retail partners and IT decision-makers.
  • Translate retail operational feedback into specific product requirements for engineering and design teams.
  • Develop repeatable deployment strategies, reference architectures, and white papers for retail use cases.
  • Create technical demonstrations and marketing collateral to drive adoption of smart camera technologies.
  • Validate product concepts through the execution of proofs of concept (POCs) and beta programs.
  • Document successful customer deployments into case studies to highlight innovative implementations.
  • Develop training content to improve technical readiness for field teams, partners, and customers.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, Master's degree with 3+ years of experience, or PhD with relevant experience.
  • Experience in technical marketing, solutions engineering, product management, technical consulting, or customer-facing engineering roles.
  • Experience developing technical marketing content, white papers, deployment guides, and customer-facing collateral.
  • Experience delivering technical presentations and demonstrations to C-level executives, technical teams, and enterprise audiences annually.
  • Ability to travel 50-70% to customer locations, industry conferences, and Cisco offices (preferred).
  • Previous experience in enterprise networking, IP video, digital signage, AV, or retail technology ecosystems with hands-on implementation at scale (preferred).
  • Experience working with retail brands, management companies, or other retail sector stakeholders (preferred).
  • Strong understanding of competitive technologies and market positioning (preferred).

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