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# Hardware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Milpitas, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $138,100.0 - $196,500.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Software Debugging, Perl (Programming Language), Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Networking Hardware, Python (Programming Language), LTspice, Routing, PCI Express, Schematic Capture, Signal Integrity, AI Infrastructure, CPLD, Pcb Layout, Cisco, Hardware Debugging
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_cisco2-2013117

## About the Role

product reliability. **Minimum Qualifications** + 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 schematic capture and PCB layout oversight for high-complexity systems. + Experience with hardware debugging using high-speed such as oscilloscopes, VNAs, or logic analyzers. + Experience with tools such as Concept, Allegro, LTspice, or similar industry-standard hardware design suites. **Preferred Qualifications** + Automation skills using python or perl is highly preferred + Experience writing hardware functional specifications + Experience with control interfaces such as PCIe, MDIO, SPI, I2C + Experience designing systems with DDR4/DDR5 DIMMs and storage products + Experience with tackling signal integrity issues and board mounted power design and distribution techniques + Experience working with programmable devices such as
FPGAs, CPLD + Prior experience with shipping products **Why Cisco?** At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond.

## Description

Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms-like Silicon One-are shaping the technology industry.
The High-End Routing hardware team develops the groundbreaking routers deployed in Service Providers and Data Centers worldwide.
We are inventors in our field, using powerful technologies to design a new class of innovative routers supporting the Internet of the Future.
Join us and participate in this exciting journey towards the future of connectivity! **Your Impact** + As a Hardware Engineer, you will develop high-performance board designs for Cisco's next-generation networking hardware.
These products range from high-density access switches to massive-scale service provider routers and AI infrastructure. + This individual will contribute to the hardware development team and be responsible for the full lifecycle of board design, complex debugging, and schematic and layout verification processes. + Participate in the design and sustenance of complex, high-speed multi-layer PCBs, incorporating high-speed serial links and advanced power delivery networks. + Perform root-cause analysis on complex hardware failures, including signal integrity issues, power rail instabilities, and component-level degradation. + Develop and execute test plans for upcoming designs and document procedures, plans, and specifications used by the engineering team. + Perform and lead design reviews of schematics, BOMs, layout, and routing using internal automation tools. + Perform and review failure analysis (FA), root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action reports (CAR) to improve long-term