Hardware Design Engineer - PCB, Schematic, Physical Design- 7 to 12 yrs

123 Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems Bengaluru is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to span architecture, design, bring-up, validation and qualification of high-performance hardware boards. You will work across design and test teams to drive robust hardware platforms for Cisco's core switching and routing products.

The role requires 7+ years in hardware board design, proficiency with x86 or ARM processors, DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SATA and USB, and hands-on use of Cadence Allegro.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 7+ years in hardware board design.
• Experience taking a design from concept to production.
• Experience with x86 and/or ARM processors.
• Experience with DDR4/DDR5, PCIe gen1/gen2, SATA, USB.
• Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).

Responsibilities

• Participate in the system hardware design.
• Contribute to hardware specification, design, development and test.
• Work under department strategy and direction.
• Independently resolves and develops approaches to solutions.
• Collaborate with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT and MDVT teams.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic capture

x86/ARM processors

Education

BSEE or MSEE

Tools

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.
• Independently resolves and develops approach to solutions.
• Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 7+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.
• Prior experience of taking a design from concept to production.
• 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

• Experience designing Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs or CPLDs using Verilog.
• Prior experience in high-speed board design/signal integrity and power distribution is critical.
• 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.

Disclaimer

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