Hardware Engineer

The Silicon One team at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organisations globally.

You will architect high-performance hardware platforms that power the next generation of AI infrastructure, taking full engineering ownership of complex board designs from initial concept to mass production.

In this role, you will:

• Spearhead innovative silicon board designs, serving as the technical decision-maker for flagship hardware programs
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams in mechanics, thermal design, PCB layout, and software/RTL
• Define product specifications, develop electrical schematics, lead critical component selection, and drive layout, SI/PI, thermal, and packaging co-design throughout the product lifecycle
• Lead PCB bring-up, power rail characterisation, and systematic hardware debugging to deliver first-pass working hardware

Requirements:

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of experience as a hardware/board design engineer, with a proven track record of designing, delivering, and bringing up complex electronic hardware projects
• Experience in high-speed, high-density, and multi-layer PCB design
• Experience designing complex boards incorporating ASICs, FPGAs, or high-performance processors across the full hardware development lifecycle

Preferred qualifications:

• Solid understanding of high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and SerDes, with a preference for experience with data rates of 25 Gbps and above
• Good understanding of Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) principles and their impact on board design
• Experience in power architecture design, including voltage regulation, power distribution, and power sequencing
• Experience with lab equipment, board bring-up, hardware characterisation, and systematic debugging