Senior Hardware Design Engineer – Edge & Routing Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Clegg (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Sick time

401(k)

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a HW Board and System Design Engineer for Edge and Access routing products.

You will drive hardware design from architecture through bring-up, qualification, and readiness for production, collaborating closely with software, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in hardware board design, experience with x86/ARM processors, and familiarity with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, SATA, and USB.

Qualifications

• BSEE or MSEE with 7+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.
• Prior experience of taking a design from concept to production.
• Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.
• Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, SATA, USB.
• Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).

Responsibilities

• Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.
• Contribute to hardware specification, design, development, and test.
• Work under department strategy and direction.
• Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT, and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.

Skills

Hardware board design

Concept to production

x86/ARM processors

DDR4/DDR5 memory

PCIe/SATA/USB

Schematic capture Cadence Allegro

Education

BSEE/MSEE

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL

HyperLynx

SPICE

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a HW Board and System Design Engineer for Edge and Access routing products.

You will drive hardware design from architecture through bring-up, qualification, and readiness for production, collaborating closely with software, diagnostics, and manufacturing teams. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in hardware board design, experience with x86/ARM processors, and familiarity with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, SATA, and USB.