Senior High-Speed Hardware Board Engineer

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

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in Milpitas to own complex board‑level subsystems from concept to manufacturing release. You will coordinate with ASIC, signal integrity, power, software, mechanics, and suppliers to deliver reliable high‑performance networking hardware.

The role requires strong expertise in high‑speed digital design, SI fundamentals, and EMI/EMC mitigation, with a track record of moving complex hardware through production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with relevant experience.
• Experience taking hardware products through manufacturing release.
• Experience with board-level design, schematic capture, bring-up and validation.

Responsibilities

• Own complex board-level subsystems from definition through release.
• Collaborate with ASIC, signal integrity, power, software, mechanical, thermal and supplier teams.
• Define, design, validate and release high-performance networking hardware.

Skills

Board-level design

High-speed digital design

Signal integrity fundamentals

EMI/EMC mitigation

Troubleshooting root-cause analysis

Documentation and release processes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree or PhD considered

Tools

Cadence Concept/Design Entry

Allegro

HyperLynx

ANSYS

Keysight ADS

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in Milpitas to own complex board‑level subsystems from concept to manufacturing release. You will coordinate with ASIC, signal integrity, power, software, mechanics, and suppliers to deliver reliable high‑performance networking hardware.

The role requires strong expertise in high‑speed digital design, SI fundamentals, and EMI/EMC mitigation, with a track record of moving complex hardware through production.