CareerPlan

Hardware Engineer I (Full-Time) - United States

San Jose, California, USFull-time$85k–$140k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11

Core

Hardware Engineer designing circuits, boards, and systems for Cisco networking products from concept to high-volume manufacturing.

Role type

Hardware Engineer I

Builds

Cisco networking products and services

Domain

Networking hardware and infrastructure

Required skills

Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering, hardware description languages (Verilog, VHDL), PCB design tools (Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics), embedded systems, microcontrollers, scripting (Python, MATLAB, C/C++)

Preferred skills

hardware prototyping (FPGAs, Arduino, Raspberry Pi), signal/power integrity, hardware validation/debugging, simulation tools (SPICE, HyperLynx, HFSS)

Responsibilities

Collaborate with multi-functional teams on product development, determine infrastructural needs and product specifications, contribute to circuit design through to high volume manufacturing

Seniority

Entry-level (0-2 years experience)