Hardware Engineer- PCB Design - CPU, USB, PCIe, High-Speed SerDes, Power & Signal Integrity- 7+ years

Overview

Hardware Engineer in Cisco's Network Hardware Engineering team, designing and developing hardware platforms for Cisco's Switching, Routing, Wireless and Industrial products, covering the full product lifecycle from architecture to production.

What you'll do

• Carry out system and board design, PCB layout, hardware automation, performance characterization and power analysis.
• Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer and development issues, categorize failures and implement corrective measures.
• Collaborate with signal integrity and diagnostics engineers, customer escalation engineers and external vendors.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure suitability and performance of high-performance components and alignment to project specifications.
• Use effective communication to ensure team and leadership alignment.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering and 7 years of experience, or Master's in electrical or computer engineering and 7 years of related experience, or PhD in electrical or computer engineering and 1 year of related experience.
• Hands-on work experience in PCB design and development.

Nice to have

• Experience in hardware engineering within the networking equipment industry.
• Understanding of the end-to-end product lifecycle from concept to production release and product sustaining.
• Familiarity with contemporary hardware interfaces, CPU, USB, PCIe, Ethernet, high-speed SerDes, power and signal integrity, low-voltage, high-current power supplies and distribution.
• Familiarity with mechanical and thermal designs, constraints, trade-offs, and how they affect product performance and reliability.
• Solid technical knowledge and ability to guide technical failure analysis investigations and design optimization.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.