Hardware Engineering Technical Leader – ECAD – 10 to 15 years

Overview

Cisco's Network Hardware Engineering team is seeking a technical leader to drive ECAD design, layout and routing for industry-leading networking products, collaborating across hardware, signal integrity, mechanical, thermal and compliance teams.

What you'll do

• Drive design, layout, and routing of industry-leading products.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams including Hardware, Signal integrity, Mechanical, Thermal, and Compliance.
• Participate in creative problem-solving to identify root causes of development issues and implement corrective measures.
• Leverage new AI Tools to enhance design process quality and efficiency.
• Leverage effective communication schemes to ensure team and leadership alignment.
• Lead cross-functional development efforts to create solutions aligned to requirements and customer needs.
• Facilitate communication and creative problem-solving to identify root causes of customer and development issues, categorize failures, and implement corrective measures.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ proven experience, or Masters in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 6 years of related experience, or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering + 3 years of related experience.
• Experience in Computed Automated Design Tools.
• Hardware design and validation: hands-on experience with board or system design, schematic and PCB review, prototype bring-up, testing, and hardware debug.
• Familiarity with relevant technologies such as Ethernet, PHYs, Switch ASIC operation, and high-speed interfaces.

Nice to have

• Manage vendor relationships, ensuring suitability and performance of high-quality components and alignment to project specifications.
• Cross-functional collaboration: ability to work with firmware, software, signal integrity, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve technical issues and deliver products.
• Product development lifecycle: experience taking hardware from requirements and design through qualification, manufacturing, and production support.