Senior Packaging Design Lead for High-Speed ASICs

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Silicon One in San Jose is seeking a technical and organizational leader to drive complex package design programs from concept through tapeout, coordinating with layout, SI/PI, silicon architecture, and manufacturing partners.

You will mentor engineers, grow the package design capability, and ensure designs meet system-level requirements while advancing methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field with 8+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in high-speed package design, including signal integrity considerations and power distribution networks (PDN).
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for package layout and design.
• Experience with technical leadership in complex hardware or silicon development programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex package design programs, planning and driving schedules from concept through implementation and tapeout.
• Optimize package pinouts, stack-ups, power distribution, and high-speed routing, balancing performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with silicon floor planning, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) teams to ensure design quality and system-level alignment.
• Work closely with layout editors and implementation teams to deliver high-quality package layouts aligned with interface and manufacturing requirements.
• Serve as the technical and organizational lead of the San Jose package design team, providing mentorship, and technical guidance to engineers.
• Develop and grow package design capability within the team, mentoring engineers and enabling them to take ownership of increasingly complex package programs.
• Coordinate resources across designers, layout editors, and contractors to support efficient project execution.
• Enhance package design methodologies and partner with vendors to improve product quality and efficiency.
• Drive innovation in package solutions for Cisco’s next-generation ASIC platforms.

Skills

High-speed package design

Signal integrity

Power distribution networks

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Cisco Silicon One in San Jose is seeking a technical and organizational leader to drive complex package design programs from concept through tapeout, coordinating with layout, SI/PI, silicon architecture, and manufacturing partners.

You will mentor engineers, grow the package design capability, and ensure designs meet system-level requirements while advancing methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.