Hardware Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco

Hardware Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco responsible for designing next generation switch hardware. Collaborating with various teams for system development and troubleshooting throughout product life cycle.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeSan Jose • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $168,800 - $241,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and design the next generation Wireless and Purpose Built Switch hardware
Responsible for system and board level specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/System level bring up and troubleshooting.
Act as technical liaison with major component Suppliers for the product
Work with and manage Joint Design partners for the product development from concept to production
Collaborate with multiple groups including ASIC, DFT, Signal Integrity, software, Diagnostics and Manufacturing team to resolve design issues.
Debug and troubleshoot in labs using scopes and analyzers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Telecommunications and 8+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Telecommunications and 6+ years of experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering + 3 years in system level development.
Prior experience with common HW technology including power, clock, memory, CPU, and variety of system interfaces.
Experience with schematics/layout, Hardware bring-up, trouble-shooting, system level testing.
Experience with working with Software team on system bring-up and porting, devices configuration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
eligibility to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units
annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies

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Hard Skills & Tools

FPGA designASIC designschematic capturesystem level specificationhardware bring-uptroubleshootingsystem level testingpower technologyclock technologymemory technology

Soft Skills

collaborationtechnical liaisonproblem-solvingcommunicationmanagement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer EngineeringBachelor's degree in TelecommunicationsMaster’s degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Computer EngineeringMaster’s degree in TelecommunicationsPhD in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Computer Engineering