Lead Hardware Engineer – AI-Ready Switches

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 195,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Leader, Hardware Engineer based in San Jose, CA to drive development of next‑gen hyperscaler switch hardware built on Silicon One and merchant ASIC.

You will lead system and board bring‑up, collaborate across ASIC, DFT, signal integrity, software and manufacturing teams, and guide complex projects end to end. The role requires strong leadership, extensive hardware design experience, and a track record of delivering large hardware programs.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex high-speed board design and bring-up.
• Experience with schematics/layout, hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, system level testing.
• Experience in managing teams and leading technical projects.

Responsibilities

• Define and design the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC.
• Lead a team of engineers for system and board specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/system bring-up and troubleshooting.
• Leads large and/or complex projects from requirements to execution to completion.
• Develops action plans for optimal resource utilization and management of financial/material resources, including supporting Cisco net zero standards.
• Act as technical liaison with major component suppliers for the product.

Skills

Board design

FPGA design

Schematic capture

Project leadership

System bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Verilog HDL

PCB design tools

Python scripting

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Leader, Hardware Engineer based in San Jose, CA to drive development of next‑gen hyperscaler switch hardware built on Silicon One and merchant ASIC.

You will lead system and board bring‑up, collaborate across ASIC, DFT, signal integrity, software and manufacturing teams, and guide complex projects end to end. The role requires strong leadership, extensive hardware design experience, and a track record of delivering large hardware programs.