Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - Board Design, PCB - 10 to 15 years - Bangalore
Cisco · Posted Nov 6
Networking, cloud, cybersecurity, and enterprise IT infrastructure services
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About the role
Network Hardware Engineering (NHE) at Cisco creates hardware platforms for switching, routing, wireless, and industrial products, including silicon, optics, and system-level hardware. The team covers full product development from architecture and design through qualification and production. This role leads board and PCB design, hardware validation and debug, cross-functional issue resolution, and vendor collaboration for high-performance components.
What you will do
- Cisco Hardware Engineers design and develop industry-leading products and solutions. Focus areas include innovation, new technology exploration, execution, quality, cost, and lifecycle support.
- Development activities span system/board Design, PCB layout, hardware automation, performance characterization, and power analysis. Cross-functional team engagement includes signal integrity, diagnostics engineers, customer escalation engineers, & external vendors.
- Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer & development issues, categorize failures, and implement corrective measures.
- Collaborate with external vendors, ensuring suitability and performance of high-performance components and alignment to project specifications.
- Leverage effective communication schemes to ensure team and leadership alignment.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 10 years of experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 6 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience.
- Lead cross-functional development efforts to create solutions aligned to requirements and customer needs
- Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer & development issues, categorize failures, and implement corrective measures.
- Hardware design and validation: Hands-on experience with board or system design, schematic and PCB review, prototype bring-up, testing, and hardware debug.
- Familiarity with relevant technologies such as Ethernet, PHYs, Switch ASIC operation, and high-speed interfaces.
Preferred qualifications
- Manage vendor relationships, ensuring suitability and performance of high-quality components and alignment to project specifications.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Ability to work with firmware, software, signal integrity, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve technical issues and deliver products.
- Product development lifecycle: Experience taking hardware from requirements and design through qualification, manufacturing, and production support.
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
Leadership
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President and Chief Product Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief People, Policy & Purpose Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Experience Officer
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