Hardware Engineer (Board Design , PCB layout) 4 to 8 yrs , BLR

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

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Engineer for Network Hardware Engineering (NHE) in Bengaluru. The role focuses on board design, hardware lab testing, and qualification support across core switching, routing, wireless, and industrial products.

You will work on system design, PCB layout, performance characterization, and power analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver reliable hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years experience, or a Master's with 3+ years, or a PhD with 0+ years.
• Focus on Board Design, Hardware Lab Test, and Qualification support.
• Experience in hardware engineering within the Networking Equipment industry.
• Understanding end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to production release and sustaining.
• Ability to guide technical failure analysis and design optimization.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops hardware platforms for Cisco networking products.
• Engages with cross-functional teams including signal integrity, diagnostics, and external vendors.
• Identifies root causes of issues, categorizes failures, and implements corrective actions.
• Collaborates with external vendors to ensure performance of high‑quality components.

Skills

Board design

Hardware lab testing

Qualification support

Network equipment experience

Lifecycle knowledge

Failure analysis

Education

Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

Meet the Team

Network Hardware Engineering (NHE) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, Wireless, & Industrial 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 architecture to 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

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.

Leverage 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 5 years of experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 0 years of related experience.
• Focused on Board Design, Hardware Lab Test, and Qualification support
• Experience in hardware engineering within the Networking Equipment industry.
• Understanding of the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to production release and product sustaining.
• Solid technical knowledge and ability to guide technical failure analysis investigations and design optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with contemporary hardware interfaces, CPU, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, high-speed SerDes, power and signal integrity, low-voltage, high-current power supplies, and distribution.
• Familiarity with mechanical and thermal designs, constraints, trade-offs, and how they affect product performance and reliability.

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.