Hardware Engineer

Hardware Engineer I (Full time) - United States

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You Will Change The Product Development From The Lowest Levels Of Circuit Design To Large System Design And See Your Contribution All The Way Through To High Volume Manufacturing. Creative Hardware Engineering Positions Available In

• ASIC Design and Verification
• System/Board Design
• Circuit Board Layout
• Hardware Automation, Validation and Test
• Signal Integrity
• Power Design

Collaborate with peers on projects that have a real‑world impact. From our processes to manufacturing, you’ll deliver a standout customer experience of Cisco products and services. Take your innovative ideas from the drawing board to deliver powerful solutions. You’ll collaborate with multi‑functional teams to determine our infrastructural needs and product specifications.

• Completion within the past 3 years, or current enrollment with expected completion within 12 months, of a Bachelor’s degree program. Relevant fields include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related program, or holders of equivalent academic certifications.
• Familiarity with hardware description languages (e.g., Verilog, VHDL) and/or PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics).
• Foundational knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C/C++) for automating test or data analysis tasks.
• Able to legally live and work in the country for which you’re applying, without visa support or sponsorship.

• Experience with hardware prototyping (e.g., breadboards, FPGAs, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar platforms).
• Familiarity with signal and power integrity concepts and tools.
• Exposure to hardware validation and debugging in a team or project setting.
• Experience with simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, Hyper Lynx, HFSS) for circuit analysis or electromagnetic modeling.
• Experience working in multi‑functional teams (e.g., collaborating with software, manufacturing, or mechanical engineers).

Entry level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development