Sr Hardware Design Engineer

Meet The Team

Join the Cisco Low End Enterprise and Small Business switch team in developing the next generation switches for simplified and easy-to-use cloud connected edge Networks customers.

Cisco's LE/SMB switches team provides an outstanding, unique experience for Networks Hardware Engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography Hardware organization.

• Specify technical product documentations and lead reviews.
• Architect system block diagrams with major Networking ASIC suppliers.
• Design Networking Switches, review schematics/layout review, bring-up, troubleshooting, design validation, and build yield bring-up with tier one ODM/JDM partners.
• Work with major component supplier on the next generation high-performance and cost-effective technology.
• Collaborate with world class product management and Software platform team to develop next generation product definition.
• Work closely with cross functional team (/ME/Compliance/SCM) in each NPI phases and bring the product to the market.
• Triage, debug, and root cause major customer issues during sustaining stage.
• Participate any process improvement and innovation.

• Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience, or equivalent related work experience. Some previous supervisory or team lead experience also required. Prior experience working with multi-gigabit Ethernet and Power-over Ethernet (PoE) technology.
• Prior experience with schematics/layout, Hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, system level testing.
• Previous experience with working with Software team on system bring-up and porting, devices configuration (registers level).

• Familiar with Networking technologies and concepts
• Prior experience working on high volume and cost-sensitive product
• Experience with bringing product to production
• Experience with working with teams on different time-zones.
• Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $ to $ and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees
  ** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with…