Description
We are seeking an experienced Technical Lead - Package Design to join our Cisco Silicon One team in San Jose, CA.
As a technical and team leader, you will drive complex package design programs,from planning and optimization to execution,ensuring the delivery of high-speed, robust, and scalable solutions for global networks.
Responsibilities:
- Lead complex package design programs, planning and driving schedules from concept through implementation and tapeout.
- Optimize package pinouts, stack-ups, power distribution, and high-speed routing, balancing performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with silicon floor planning, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) teams to ensure design quality and system-level alignment.
- Work closely with layout editors and implementation teams to deliver high-quality package layouts aligned with interface and manufacturing requirements.
- Serve as the technical and organizational leader of the San Jose package design team, providing direction, mentorship, and technical guidance to engineers.
- Develop and grow package design capability within the team, mentoring engineers and enabling them to take ownership of increasingly complex package 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 Cisco’s next-generation ASIC platforms.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field with 12+ years of work experience or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 8+ years of work experience.
- Experience in high-speed package design, including signal integrity considerations and power distribution networks (PDN).
- Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for package layout and design.
- Experience with technical leadership in complex hardware or silicon development programs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in ASIC package design, including pinout optimization and high-speed routing.
- Knowledge of silicon floor planning and strong collaboration with SI and PI teams.
- Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams and developing technical talent.
- Experience coordinating complex cross-functional hardware development programs.
- Experience with testing and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, TDR/VNA analyzers).
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, or shell programming.
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.
- Paid time away (vacation, holidays, sick time).
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
Salary Range: $214,100.00 - $309,800.00 per year