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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $113,900.0 - $161,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Catalyst (Software), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Ethernet, Hardware Design, PCI Express, Signal Integrity, USB, Routing & Switching, EMMC, Cisco Switches, Cisco, Power over Ethernet
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/87534233/1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering + 5 years of related experience OR master's degree in electrical or computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience.
 * Experience in hardware design, validation, bring-up, and debug for complex electronic systems.
 * Experience in areas such as high-speed digital design, power delivery, signal integrity, thermal, EMI/EMC, and manufacturing readiness.
 * Experience with lab equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Function generators, protocol analyzers, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Knowledge of Board Design tools: Cadence Concept/Allegro/System Capture.
 * Experience with interface protocols such as PCIe, USB, eMMC, I2C, MDIO, and Ethernet.
 * Experience with Ethernet switching technologies, PHYs, SerDes, optics, PoE, power supplies, or embedded management subsystems.

## Description

The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series hardware team within CHG is responsible for designing and developing the stackable enterprise switching platform tailored for security, mobility, and cloud applications. This product family features flexible uplink architectures supporting 1 GE to 100 GE speeds and offers models with 24 or 48 ports supporting various Ethernet speeds and Power over Ethernet (PoE) capabilities, including PoE+, Cisco UPOE, and UPOE+.

Your Impact

This role directly impacts Cisco's Catalyst switching business by delivering reliable, scalable, and cost-effective hardware platforms for enterprise campus networks. The engineer will contribute across design, validation, manufacturing, and sustaining activities, with influence on product quality, customer experience, supply continuity, and Cisco's competitive position in enterprise networking.

 * Plays a visible role in maintaining Cisco's leadership position in enterprise access switching through execution quality and platform innovation.
 * Drives technical execution across hardware design, validation, bring-up, diagnostics, compliance, manufacturing readiness, and sustaining support.
 * Influences product cost, manufacturability, supply continuity, and lifecycle efficiency through strong engineering decisions.
 * Partner with software, mechanical, signal integrity, power, thermal, manufacturing, supply chain, compliance, product management, and customer support teams.
 * Helps resolve complex technical issues that affect customer deployments, manufacturing continuity, and product reliability.


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