Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - ECAD - 10 to 15 years - Bangalore

123 Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco is seeking an ECAD Hardware Engineer in Bengaluru to design, layout, and validate high-speed hardware platforms for switching, routing, and AI-enabled products. You will collaborate with hardware, signal integrity, mechanical, thermal, and compliance teams to deliver robust boards and systems.

Responsibilities include hands-on schematic/PCB review, prototype bring-up, hardware debugging, and validating Ethernet, PHYs, and high-speed interfaces, employing CAE tools and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering with strong hardware design experience.
• Hands-on experience in board/system design, schematic/PCB review, bring-up, debug, and validation.
• Familiarity with Ethernet, PHYs, Switch ASICs, and high-speed interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Design, layout, and routing of hardware platforms across Cisco products.
• Collaborate across Hardware, Signal Integrity, Mechanical, Thermal, and Compliance teams.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance design process quality and efficiency.

Skills

Hardware design

Schematic review

PCB layout

Prototype bring-up

Hardware debugging

Ethernet

PHYs

Switch ASICs

High-speed interfaces

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

EDA Tools

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 ambitious 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 ECAD Hardware Engineers drive design, layout, and routing of industry-leading products. They collaborate across a broad set of cross-functional teams, including Hardware, Signal integrity, Mechanical, Thermal, and Compliance. Participate in creative problem-solving to identify root causes of development issues and implement corrective measures. Leverage new AI Tools to enhance design process quality and efficiency. Leverage effective communication schemes to ensure team and leadership alignment.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering 10+ proven 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. Experience in Computed Automated Design Tools. 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.