Senior High-Speed Hardware PCB Architect

Cisco Systems; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in the United States to own complex board-level subsystems from hardware definition through qualification and release. You will collaborate with ASIC, power, signal integrity, and software teams to solve challenging problems and ensure reliable hardware.

The role focuses on translating requirements into board architecture, designing high-speed circuits, and leading bring-up and debugging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field plus 7 years of related experience; or Master’s degree plus 4 years; or Ph.D. plus 1 year; or equivalent per Cisco’s criteria.
• Experience taking complex hardware products through manufacturing release.
• Experience with board-level design, schematic capture, lab bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with high-speed digital design and signal integrity fundamentals (controlled impedance, crosstalk, termination, 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 distribution solutions for high-current, low-voltage systems.
• Lead board bring-up, validation, and systematic debug using oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, TDRs, VNAs, etc.
• Lead design reviews and mentor junior engineers; collaborate with ASIC, PCB layout, software, mechanical, and supplier teams.

Skills

Board-level design

Schematic capture

High-speed design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Diagnosis/root-cause analysis

Mentoring engineers

ASIC/FPGA experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Ph.D. in related field

Tools

Cadence Concept/Design Entry

Allegro

EDA tools

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking a Senior Hardware Board Design Engineer in the United States to own complex board-level subsystems from hardware definition through qualification and release. You will collaborate with ASIC, power, signal integrity, and software teams to solve challenging problems and ensure reliable hardware.

The role focuses on translating requirements into board architecture, designing high-speed circuits, and leading bring-up and debugging.