Hardware Engineer- PCB Design - CPU, USB, PCIe, High-Speed SerDes, Power & Signal Integrity- 7+ years

Cisco Systems, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned hardware engineer to design and develop innovative networking hardware platforms, spanning silicon, boards and systems. You will work on end-to-end development from concept to qualification and production.

The role emphasizes collaboration with signal integrity, diagnostics, and external vendors, with responsibility for root-cause analysis and design optimization to meet performance, cost, and reliability targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 7+ years' experience, or a Master's with 7 years, or PhD with 1 year.
• Strong knowledge of hardware interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, USB) and power/signal integrity.
• Experience in Networking Equipment hardware development is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Cisco networking hardware across silicon, board design, PCB layout.
• Lead hardware validation, performance characterization, and power analysis.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors to meet specs.
• Guide root-cause analysis and design optimization for reliability.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Networking equipment knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

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.
• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 7 years of experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 7 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 1 years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.
• Solid technical knowledge and ability to guide technical failure analysis investigations and design optimization.

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.