Hardware Engineer - Power Electronics, DC_DC, Buck Converter - 4 to 8 yrs

123 Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited; Karnataka; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems in India (Karnataka) seeks a Power Hardware Engineer to develop highly reliable power solutions for networking products, from 10W IP phones to 3000W+ data centers. You will contribute to the Power Development team, handle system power design end-to-end, and collaborate with Hardware, ASIC, and Mechanical teams.

Responsibilities include developing and qualifying system power to meet product requirements, executing test plans, documenting procedures, performing design reviews, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in electrical/computer engineering or power electronics.
• Experience with Front-End-Power and Board-Mount-Power technologies.
• Experience with topologies like Flyback, LLC, buck, buck-boost; high efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop highly reliable power solutions for Cisco networking products.
• Develop and qualify system power to meet product requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans and document procedures.
• Assist in resolution of power-related field/product issues.
• Engage with vendors to meet quality and timeline requirements.
• Perform design reviews of schematics, BOMs, layouts; conduct FA/RCA/CAR/8D reports.

Skills

Python

LabVIEW

C++

System design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or power electronics

Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or Power electronics

Tools

Concept

Allegro

LTspice

PSpice

Simplis

Mathcad

PowerDC

SIWave

Ansys

Hyperlynx

Job description

Meet the Team Common Hardware Group (CHG) Power is a central team that supports power design across various products like Cisco 8000 Series Routers, Catalyst 9000 switches, IoT, and many others. As part of the central hardware power engineering group, you will collaborate with various functions like Hardware Design and Test, ASIC Design and Test, Power Engineering, Signal Integrity, EMC / EMI, and Mechanical Design, growing the breadth of your knowledge, designing power and delivering outstanding products to the market.

Your Impact

As a Power Hardware Engineer, you will develop highly reliable Power solutions for Cisco's networking products. These products range from 10W IP phones to 3000W+ Data Center and Service Provider switches and routers. This individual will contribute to the power development team and be responsible for all design aspects of the System power. Develop and qualify system power to meet the power requirements of new products. Develop and execute test plans for upcoming power designs and document procedures, plans, and specifications used by the Power team. Assist in the resolution of power-related field/product issues for assigned projects. Engage with power supply vendors to develop power supply that meets Cisco Quality requirement and timeline. Perform design reviews of schematics, BOMs, layout and routing. Perform and review failure analysis (FA), root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action reports (CAR), and 8D reports.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or power electronics with 4+ years of experience or a Master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or Power electronics with 2+ years of experience
• Experience with Front-End-Power (FEP) and Board-Mount-Power (BMP) technologies, topologies such as Flyback, LLC, buck, buck-boost, and design for highest efficiency.
• Experience with any of the following tools: Concept, Allegro, LTspice, PSpice, Simplis, Mathcad, PowerDC, SIWave, Ansys or Hyperlynx.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and interest in both Board Mounted and Front-End Power hardware design and solving complex analog or power designs problems.
• Experience using Stability analyzers, oscilloscopes, function-generators, electronic loads, bench programmable AC or DC power sources.
• Familiar with Firmware, Mechanical and thermal design in Power Supply.
• Strong knowledge of components, materials and manufacturing processes, and quality assurance (QA) including performing design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Experience with designing power supplies to meet international regulatory requirements, EMC requirements, reliability requirements, environmental requirements, and leading telecom industry requirements including NEBS.
• Knowledge of software like Python, Labview, C++ and system design.

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 fingerprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.