Hardware Design Engineer

Cisco•Milpitas, MI

About The Position

Cisco’s Hardware Engineering team designs and delivers next-generation technology for global networking. The team works across research and practical application to build hardware that meets IEEE standards while optimizing performance and user experience. In this role, you will own the end-to-end design and delivery of medium-to-complex hardware features, contribute to specifications and design reviews, and help improve product reliability through testing. You will collaborate with system designers, diagnostics engineers, and other cross-functional partners to address board- and system-level challenges and support product deployment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field and at least 3 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and at least 1 year of relevant experience.
Experience in hardware design, including board design for networking and compute applications.
Experience designing boards with ARM or x86 microprocessors.
Working knowledge of bus technologies including I2C, SPI, and PCIe up to Gen 5.
Experience with board bring-up and debugging.

Nice To Haves

Experience optimizing hardware for cost, performance, and power efficiency.
Proficiency in high-speed board design.
Technical proficiency in hardware validation, testing, and signal integrity methodologies.
Familiarity with industry-standard hardware automation tools and test frameworks.
Experience working with cross-functional teams to solve complex board- and system-level issues.
Experience with manufacturing processes to transition designs into quality production.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end design and delivery of medium-to-complex hardware features to support high-performance product integration.
Contribute to hardware specifications and design reviews in alignment with Cisco quality standards and industry best practices.
Develop test plans and strategies to improve product reliability and performance.
Collaborate with system designers and diagnostics engineers to resolve board- and system-level challenges and support seamless product deployment.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, subject to plan eligibility.
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Paid holidays and a floating holiday for eligible non-exempt employees.
Birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and paid personal wellness days.
Paid vacation or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification.
Sick time off, with carry-forward of unused sick time subject to the stated limits.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonus eligibility for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
Potential grants of Cisco restricted stock units, subject to eligibility and vesting conditions.