Hardware Design Engineer
Core
Develop high-performance board designs for Cisco's next-generation networking hardware, including high-density access switches, massive-scale service provider routers, and AI infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC hardware design engineer
Builds
High-complexity networking hardware platforms (switches, routers, AI infrastructure)
Domain
Networking hardware / Silicon / Optics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Schematic capture, PCB layout, high-speed serial link design, power delivery network design, hardware debugging (oscilloscopes, VNAs, logic analyzers), root-cause analysis, design review, failure analysis
Preferred skills
Python/Perl automation, hardware functional specification writing, control interfaces (PCIe, MDIO, SPI, I2C), DDR4/DDR5 DIMM design, signal integrity analysis, FPGA/CPLD design, product shipping experience
Technologies
Concept, Allegro, LTspice
Responsibilities
Develop high-performance board designs; contribute to full lifecycle of board design; perform complex debugging and schematic/layout verification; design and sustain complex multi-layer PCBs; perform root-cause analysis on hardware failures; develop and execute test plans; lead design reviews; perform failure analysis and corrective action reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC