Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
About The Position
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.
Requirements
- Bachelors +8 years of related experience or Masters +6 years of related experience or a related field.
- Experience in hardware design, including system/board design for networking and compute applications
- Experience in designing of x86/Micro controllers cards and familiar with bus technologies include I2C/SPI/PCI-ex up to Gen-5
Nice To Haves
- Experience optimizing hardware for cost, performance, and power efficiency.
- Technical proficiency in hardware validation, testing, and signal integrity methodologies.
- Familiarity with industry-standard hardware automation tools and testing frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end design and delivery of medium-to-complex hardware features to ensure high-performance product integration.
- Drive the hardware specification and design review process to maintain alignment with Cisco’s quality standards and industry best practices.
- Develop innovative testing rules and strategies to improve product reliability and performance across the hardware portfolio.
- Mentor junior team members through technical guidance and code reviews to foster a culture of continuous learning and excellence.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with system designers and diagnostics engineers to proactively resolve complex installation and configuration challenges, ensuring seamless product deployment.
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
- 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
