Hardware Engineering Technical Leader
Cisco · Posted Nov 3
Networking, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT infrastructure services
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About the role
Cisco's Hardware Engineering team develops next-generation hardware products in accordance with IEEE standards and industry best practices. The team works across system/board design, circuit board layout, hardware automation, validation and test, signal integrity, and power design. This role is a technical leader responsible for driving innovation, defining architecture, and mentoring senior engineers across Cisco's hardware portfolio.
What you will do
- Recognized as an expert within Cisco. Proactively identifies and participates in the resolution of complex problems that impact the direction of the business.
- Develops and delivers innovative strategies that benefit customers and/or clients. Leads major business projects which impact a region or entire function.
- Contributes to the development of annual organizational objectives/priorities.
- Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in primary job family or field of specialization; has a wide-range of experiences and advanced technical acumen serving as an advisor to management.
- Builds and maintains long-term relationships with key stakeholders to ensure products and services reflect the needs and direction of the business.
- Leads and executes projects that span across several business segments, functions or regions.
- Drives innovation on large features from technical design through completion and mentor others.
- Owns the Hardware Engineering strategy within Cisco and the Industry.
- Champions the innovation, design of new hardware devices and systems, defines the architecture and specifications, guidelines and standards for very complex hardware products.
- Influences the technical direction and deliverables across the function, by leading design choices within the context of all Cisco offerings.
- Serves as Technical expert on testing, verification, and issue resolution approach and coordinates with appropriate stakeholders to integrate changes into hardware design lifecycle.
- Resolves highly complex configuration and installation issues across multiple systems ensuring that issues are being addressed in a systemic manner.
- Leads, mentors, and influences senior engineers.
- Improves knowledge sharing processes.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Cisco
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in IT, networking, and cybersecurity solutions that transform how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. The company specializes in routing, switching, data center infrastructure, and software-defined networking designed for enterprises of all sizes. Today, Cisco drives major advancements in AI infrastructure, observability, and secure hybrid work platforms.
- Industry
- Networking
- Company size
- 90000+ employees
- Founded
- 1984
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
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