Hardware Design Engineer - Multiple Teams

<p> <b>Meet the Team</b></p><p>The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms 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 to power the future of the digital world.  </p><h2><span style="color:#000000"><b>Your Impact:</b></span></h2><p><span style="color:#000000">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.</span></p><h2><span style="color:#000000"><b>Primary Responsibilities: </b></span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Participate and contribute to the system hardware design.</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Contribute to hardware specification, design, development and test.</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Work under department strategy and direction. </span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Work closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT and MDVT test teams throughout the development process.</span></li></ul><h2><span style="color:#000000"><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">BSEE or MSEE with 5+ years of experience in hardware board design and development.</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Prior experience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors.</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Prior experience in designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe gen1/gen2, SATA, USB.</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Experience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).</span></li></ul><h2><span style="color:#000000"><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000">Prior experience in designing Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE) and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, etc.</span></li></ul><br /><h1>Why Cisco? </h1><p>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.</p><p>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. </p><p>We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. </p><br /><p><b><u>Disclaimer</u></b></p><p>To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will:</p><ul><li>be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career site</li><li>begin with screening or an interview</li><li>originate from a Cisco email address, and</li><li>be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx</li></ul><p> </p><p>Cisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than <a target="_blank" href="https://careers.cisco.com/"><span style="color:#0875e1"><u>https://careers.cisco.com</u></span></a> or <u>cisco.wd5.myworkday.com</u>, do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport.</p><p><br />If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider filing a report with your local law enforcement authorities. Cisco bears no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for any claims, damages, expenses, or other inconvenience resulting from or in any way connected to recruiting scams.</p><br />