Hardware Engineer

Our Hardware Engineering team is the backbone of Cisco's innovation, designing and delivering next-generation technology that powers the global network.

You will own the end-to-end design and delivery of medium-to-complex hardware features to ensure high-performance product integration.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the hardware specification and design review process to maintain alignment with Cisco's quality standards and industry best practices.
• Develop effective test plans and strategies that improve product reliability and performance.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with system designers and diagnostics engineers to resolve board- and system-level challenges and ensure seamless product deployment.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 1+ year of relevant experience.
• Prior experience in hardware design, including board design for networking and compute applications.
• Previous experience designing boards with ARM or x86 microprocessors, with working knowledge of bus technologies including I2C, SPI, and PCIe (up to Gen 5).
• Prior experience in bring-up and debug of boards.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.
• Previous experience with manufacturing processes to transition designs into quality production.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 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 paid day off for employee’s birthday
• Paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer