Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - Board Design, PCB - 10 to 15 years - Bangalore

Cisco Systems, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. seeks a seasoned Hardware Engineer to help design and validate high-performance hardware platforms powering core switching and routing solutions.

You will lead cross-functional development, work on PCB layout, signal integrity, and Ethernet/PHY interfaces, and collaborate with firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust products for global customers. The role emphasizes hands-on design, qualification, and manufacturing support across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 10 years of experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 6 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience.
• Lead cross-functional development efforts to create solutions aligned to requirements and customer needs
• Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer & development issues, categorize failures, and implement corrective measures.
• Hardware design and validation: Hands-on experience with board or system design, schematic and PCB review, prototype bring-up, testing, and hardware debug.
• Familiarity with relevant technologies such as Ethernet, PHYs, Switch ASIC operation, and high-speed interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware platforms central to Cisco's AI-era products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including firmware, software, signal integrity, manufacturing, and test.
• Investigate and resolve customer and development issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with external vendors to ensure component suitability and performance.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Root cause analysis

Hardware design

Ethernet

PHYs

Switch ASIC operation

High-speed interfaces

Communication skills

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 + 10 years of experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 6 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience.
• Lead cross-functional development efforts to create solutions aligned to requirements and customer needs
• Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer & development issues, categorize failures, and implement corrective measures.
• Hardware design and validation: Hands-on experience with board or system design, schematic and PCB review, prototype bring-up, testing, and hardware debug.
• Familiarity with relevant technologies such as Ethernet, PHYs, Switch ASIC operation, and high-speed interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring suitability and performance of high-quality components and alignment to project specifications.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Ability to work with firmware, software, signal integrity, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve technical issues and deliver products.
• Product development lifecycle: Experience taking hardware from requirements and design through qualification, manufacturing, and production support.

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.