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Next-Generation Power Engineer

Cisco Austin Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$169,300.00 to $237,200.00 per year

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Description

The Cisco Common Hardware Group (CHG) is growing its next-generation power engineering team. You'll join industry-leading innovators in the field of Fault Managed Power (FMP) to redefine how DC power is distributed in buildings and datacenters in the AI era.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop high reliability power supplies and system-level power architectures for Cisco power distribution platforms.
  • Architect, design, develop, and qualify power systems, subsystems, and components for highly reliable power distribution systems.
  • Partner with layout, mechanical, thermal, test, supply chain, manufacturing, and compliance teams to deliver best-in-class power solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
  • Experience working as a power design engineer for high-reliability power supplies for DC-powered equipment.
  • Proven experience with all aspects of power product lifecycle from early product definition all the way through shipping products to customers, and everything in between.
  • Experience with resolving EMI, EMC, and regulatory compliance issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with high-density, redundant AC and also DC input front-end power supplies for networking and telecom equipment.
  • Experience with 480V/277V HVAC and 200V-400V HVDC input supplies.
  • Experience with digital circuit fault detection and mitigation technologies such as solid-state overcurrent protection, arc fault detection, or ground fault detection.
  • Experience meeting Functional Safety requirements from standards such as IEC 61508 or similar as well as product safety standards such as IEC 62368 or UL 1400-1.
  • Experience with Cadence Schematic and PCB design tools.

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 (10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees)
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • high-density power supplies
  • HVAC
  • HVDC
  • digital circuit fault detection
  • Functional Safety
  • Cadence Schematic and PCB design tools
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