Hardware Design Engineer - PCB, Schematic, board design - 4 to 7yrs

Cisco Systems, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a hardware design professional in Bengaluru to contribute across architecture, bring-up, validation and qualification of hardware platforms.

You will collaborate with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, and marketing teams to drive end-to-end development. The role requires 5+ years in hardware board design, experience with x86/ARM processors, and familiarity with DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SATA, and USB interfaces as well as Cadence Allegro tools.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 5+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.
• Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.
• Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe gen1/gen2, SATA, USB.
• Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).

Responsibilities

• Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.
• Contribute to hardware specification, design, development and test.
• Work under department strategy and direction.
• Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.

Skills

Hardware design

X86/ARM CPUs

High-speed interfaces

System bring-up

Ethernet interfaces

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

Cadence Allegro

Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL

Job description

Meet the Team

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms like Silicon One are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development from design to qualification to production is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.

Your Impact:

This role spans all phases of hardware development, from architecture and design through bring-up, validation, and qualification, combining deep technical expertise with leadership and cross-functional coordination.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.
• Contribute to hardware specification, design, development and test.
• Work under department strategy and direction.
• Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing,EDVT and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BSEE or MSEE with 5+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.
• Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.
• Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe gen1/gen2, SATA, USB.
• Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in designing Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE) and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, etc.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.