Electrical Engineering Technical Leader
Cisco
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose • California • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $191,400 - $281,400 per year
Job Level
About the role
- drive the technical vision, architectural leadership, and industry influence for next-generation Cisco platforms
- shape product strategies, solve complex engineering challenges, and represent Cisco at the highest levels of the industry
- define multi-generation Electrical Engineering strategies spanning board, power, signal integrity, packaging, and system-level architectures
- influence end-to-end hardware architectures, from component selection and power delivery networks to high-speed interfaces, thermal constraints, and system integration
- provide deep technical guidance to senior leaders, translating complex engineering trade-offs into clear architectural and business implications
- represent Cisco in technical forums, standards bodies, and industry consortia; influence emerging standards, ecosystems, and technology directions
- lead the resolution of ambiguous, high-impact technical challenges involving signal integrity, power integrity, EMI/EMC, reliability, and high-speed design
- initiate and guide advanced lab experimentation, modeling, and simulation to validate novel architectures, materials, and design approaches
- drive design decisions across the full product lifecycle, from concept and architecture through NPI, production ramp, and sustainment
- lead technically driven value engineering initiatives that balance performance, cost, reliability, and manufacturability at scale
Requirements
- Good understanding of high speed signal design, PCB materials, and associated components; DFM/DFT for PCBA and risk assessment of new technologies; manufacturing processes and industry standards
- Excellent debug experience of PCBAs
- Proven experience with statistical process control
- Experience with cost reduction activities for existing designs
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- 16 days of paid vacation time for non-exempt employees
- flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses for non-sales roles
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
high speed signal designPCB materialsDFMDFTdebug experiencestatistical process controlcost reductionpower integrityEMIhigh-speed design
Soft Skills
architectural leadershipproblem solvingtechnical guidancecommunicationinfluencecollaborationleadershipstrategic thinkingdecision makingvalue engineering