Advanced Packaging Design Engineering Team Lead (Hybrid)
About The Position
Cisco Silicon One is seeking a technical and team leader to drive complex advanced package design programs for high-performance ASICs. The role leads programs from planning and optimization through execution and tapeout, delivering high-speed, robust, scalable package solutions aligned with system-level requirements. The position serves as the technical and organizational lead for the San Jose package design team, mentoring engineers and coordinating designers, layout editors, contractors, and cross-functional partners. It also contributes to package design methodologies, development flows, vendor collaboration, and innovation for next-generation ASIC platforms. The position requires living within commuting distance of Cisco’s San Jose, California office and commuting there 4–5 days per week.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field and 8 or more years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field and 6 or more years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in high-speed package design, including signal-integrity considerations and power-distribution networks.
- Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for package layout and design.
- Experience providing technical leadership in complex hardware or silicon development programs.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in ASIC package design, including pinout optimization and high-speed routing.
- Experience with silicon floor planning and collaboration with SI and PI teams.
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams and developing engineers.
- Experience coordinating complex cross-functional hardware development programs.
- Experience with testing and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes and TDR/VNA analyzers.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, or shell programming.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex package design programs and plan and drive schedules from concept through implementation and tapeout.
- Optimize package pinouts, stack-ups, power distribution, and high-speed routing while balancing performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with silicon floor-planning, signal-integrity, and power-integrity teams to ensure design quality and system-level alignment.
- Work with layout editors and implementation teams to deliver package layouts that meet interface and manufacturing requirements.
- Serve as the technical and organizational lead of the San Jose package design team, providing mentorship and technical guidance.
- Develop package design capabilities within the team and mentor engineers to take ownership of increasingly complex programs.
- Coordinate resources across designers, layout editors, and contractors to support efficient project execution.
- Enhance package design methodologies and partner with vendors to improve product quality and efficiency.
- Drive innovation in package solutions for next-generation ASIC platforms.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid day off for employee’s birthday
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Personal wellness days
- Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Sick time off
- Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales employees
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
