Hardware Engineering Technical Leader

The application window is expected to close on: 12/23/2026

The Common Hardware Group  (CHG) creates innovativehardwareplatforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, andhardwareplatforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly.

Join us topowerthe future of the digital world.

• Hardware design technical lead is a key member of the Cisco Purpose Built Switchhardwareteam.
• Define and design the next generation Hyperscaler Switchhardwarebased on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC.
• Responsible for system and board level specification, schematic capture,FPGAdesign, ASIC/System levelbringup and troubleshooting.
• The individual is expected tobringup the system to work with multiple groups including ASIC, DFT, Signal Integrity, software,Diagnostics and Manufacturing team to resolve any design issues.
• Debugand troubleshoot in labs using scopes and analyzers
• Act as technical liaison with major component Suppliers for the product

• 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.
• Previous experience with complex high-speed board design and board bring-up.
• Prior 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 (registers level).

• Experience with schematics,PCBandVerilogHDL/VHDL design
• Experience on the scripts (Python, Tcl, etc.)
• Experience with labbringup and designvalidationof products
• Knowledge on the Ethernetprotocolis a plus
• Experience with access switch
  
  Ethernet interfaces: gigabit, multi gigabit, 10 gigabit.
• Experience with highspeed
  
  Ethernet interfaces: 25G, 100G, 400G, 800G.
• Experience with DRAM,CPU subcomplex and control interfaces such asPCIe,I2C,SPI, MDC/MDIO
• Self-motivation, teamwork and strong communication skills are essential.

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…