Enterprise Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
About The Position
The Enterprise Routing organization designs and develops Cisco's Edge and Access routing products. We architect the next generation of routing technology using both internally developed and commercially available silicon. The team designs, implements, and delivers industry leading routing products. You will be part of the dynamic and passionate team working on innovative projects. The HW Board Design for Silicon one EVB’s is responsible for hardware board design activities with a strong focus on test, qualification, and readiness for production. This role spans all phases of hardware development, from architecture and design through bring-up, validation, and qualification, combining deep technical expertise with leadership and cross-functional coordination.
Requirements
- Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience in hardware board design and development.
- Prior experience of taking a design from concept to production.
- Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.
- Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe gen1/gen2, SATA, USB.
- Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).
Nice To Haves
- Experience in using circuit simulation tools like HyperLynx, SPICE is a plus.
- Experience designing Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs or CPLDs using Verilog.
- Prior experience in high-speed board design/signal integrity and power distribution is critical.
- Prior experience in designing Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE) and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, etc.
Responsibilities
- Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.
- Contribute to hardware specification, design, development, and test.
- Drive product from concept to production.
- Work under department strategy and direction.
- Independently resolve and develop approaches to solutions.
- Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT, and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
