Senior High-Speed Board Design Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in Milpitas, CA to own complex board-level subsystems from definition through manufacturing release.

You will collaborate with ASIC, signal integrity, power, software, mechanical, and supplier teams to solve challenging hardware problems. Responsibilities include translating requirements into architecture, designing with Cadence/Allegro, and leading bring-up, validation, and debugging with lab equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field with years of experience; Master/PhD also acceptable under Cisco criteria.
• Experience taking hardware products through manufacturing release.
• Experience with board-level design, schematic capture, bring-up and validation.
• Strong foundation in high-speed digital design, impedance, crosstalk and decoupling.

Responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into board-level architecture, schematics, constraints, and verification plans.
• Design complex digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits using schematic-capture and PCB-design tools.
• Define high-speed routing strategies, stack-up requirements, and design constraints for multi-gigabit interfaces.
• Develop power-delivery and power-distribution solutions for high-current, low-voltage systems.
• Lead board bring-up, validation, and systematic debug using oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Analyze SI/PI, EMI/EMC, thermal, and manufacturing risks and drive closure.
• Lead design reviews and provide guidance to junior engineers.
• Collaborate with ASIC teams, PCB layout, software, mechanical, and supplier teams.
• Drive designs through qualification, documentation, and product release.

Skills

Board-level design

Schematic capture

PCB design

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Troubleshooting

Complex analog/digital

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree or PhD (advantage)

Tools

Cadence Concept/Design Entry

Allegro

EDA tools

HyperLynx

ANSYS or Keysight ADS

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in Milpitas, CA to own complex board-level subsystems from definition through manufacturing release.

You will collaborate with ASIC, signal integrity, power, software, mechanical, and supplier teams to solve challenging hardware problems. Responsibilities include translating requirements into architecture, designing with Cadence/Allegro, and leading bring-up, validation, and debugging with lab equipment.