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# Enterprise Hardware Engineering Technical Lead

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Durham, NC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $139,200.0 - $201,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Ethernet, Serial ATA, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Hardware Design, OrCAD, PCI Express, RS-232, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, USB, Verilog, CPLD, Serial Peripheral Interface
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3466971275&tx=KJ3939FFF&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of experience in hardware board design and development, or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.
 * Prior experience of taking a design from concept to production.
 * Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.
 * Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, SATA, USB.
 * Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL)., * Experience in using circuit simulation tools like HyperLynx, SPICE is a plus.
 * Experience designing Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs or CPLDs using Verilog.
 * Prior experience in high-speed board design/signal integrity and power distribution is critical.
 * Prior experience in designing Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE) and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, etc.

## Description

* Responsible for hardware board design activities with a strong focus on test, qualification, and readiness for production.
 * This role spans all phases of hardware development, from architecture and design through bring-up, validation, and qualification, combining deep technical expertise with leadership and cross-functional coordination.
 * Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.
 * Contribute to hardware specification, design, development, and test.
 * Drive product from concept to production.
 * Work under department strategy and direction.
 * Independently resolve and develop approaches to solutions.
 * Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT, and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.