Hardware Engineering Technical Leader (Board Design , PCB layout) - 12+ Years , BLR

Cisco Systems, Inc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking a seasoned Hardware Engineer in Bengaluru to lead board and system design for networking equipment. You will drive hardware development, PCB layout, and characterisation, collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors to meet performance and reliability targets.

The role requires a strong background in electrical engineering, end-to-end product lifecycle understanding, and the ability to guide failure analysis and design optimization across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in board/system design for networking hardware.
• Ability to guide failure analysis and design optimization.
• Understanding end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead development activities spanning system/board design and PCB layout.
• Perform hardware automation, performance characterization, and power analysis.
• Collaborate with signal integrity, diagnostics, and external vendors.
• Identify root causes of issues and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure alignment with project specifications and lifecycle milestones.

Skills

Board design

System design

Hardware engineering

Lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor's degree 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 + 8 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.


• Focused on System Design (primarily Board design), Qualification, and Production Release. Will generally lead the overall design effort


• Experience in hardware engineering within the Networking Equipment industry.


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


• Understanding of the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to production release and product sustaining.

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.