Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer – Onsite Milpitas

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

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA seeks a Senior Technical Lead Hardware Board Design Engineer to shape multi-year hardware architecture and drive high-performance networking products from concept through production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex design challenges and ensure robust, scalable hardware platforms. The role emphasizes architectural oversight, technical strategy, and delivering high-impact solutions for Cisco Silicon One-based systems, with a

Qualifications

• End-to-End System Design: hardware board design and system architecture for high-performance systems (PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SerDes, thermal/EMI).
• Technical Validation & Tools: high-speed digital design, power integrity, reliability testing; Cadence tools; lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, analyzers).
• Strategic Leadership & Delivery: leads complex, multi-site engineering initiatives with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term hardware architecture and roadmaps for high-performance networking systems.
• Lead major multi-disciplinary hardware initiatives from concept through production and delivery.
• Serve as escalation point for architectural, SI/PI, reliability, and manufacturing issues.
• Guide architecture reviews, tradeoffs, and investigations with senior engineers.

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA seeks a Senior Technical Lead Hardware Board Design Engineer to shape multi-year hardware architecture and drive high-performance networking products from concept through production.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex design challenges and ensure robust, scalable hardware platforms. The role emphasizes architectural oversight, technical strategy, and delivering high-impact solutions for Cisco Silicon One-based systems, with a