Board Design Engineer

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Compensation Range
    133300 USD - 186800 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Everything, Networking
  • Job Id
    1436552
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The application window is expected to close on:  03/31/2025.
 
This job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  
  
Meet the Team

You will be part of a team driving our groundbreaking next-generation network devices—Cisco Silicon One™. Our team operates in a startup-like atmosphere within a stable and leading corporation.  You’ll collaborate with top industry engineers within the fast-growing Cisco Silicon One group worldwide.

Our design center is unique, hosting all silicon hardware and software development disciplines under one roof. We are revolutionizing the industry and building a new internet for the 5G era, with a unified, programmable silicon architecture that will be the foundation of all Cisco's future routing products.

Our devices are designed to be adaptable across service providers and web-scale markets, crafted for both fixed and modular platforms. They deliver high speed without compromising programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale, or feature flexibility. Cisco Silicon One™ is a transformative technology set to serve our customers and end-users for decades to come.
 
Your Impact

You will join our Cisco Silicon One team, the epicenter of Cisco’s ASIC design.
Our engineers handle every aspect of chip design, from definition and architecture to coding, physical design, and signoff.

Your responsibilities will include:
  • Spearhead innovative switch system design, guiding the process from concept through to mass production
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in areas such as board design, mechanics, thermal, PCB layout, production, software/firmware, RTL, and more
  • Act as the technical focal point and decision-maker for the project
  • Conduct hands-on testing in a lab environment and support production and qualification stages
  • Define product specifications, develop electrical schematics, and guide component selection and layout processes
Minimum Qualifications: 
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering from a leading academic institution
  • Over 4 years of experience as a board design engineer, with a strong background in executing complex hardware projects
  • Experience in designing high-speed designs
  • Expertise in multi-layer PCB design
  • Hardware-oriented, with experience in lab work (measurements/characterization, lab equipment)
  • Hands-on experience in PCB bring-up and debugging
Preferred Qualifications: 
  • Demonstrated success in leading multi-disciplinary projects
  • Strong project management abilities, self-driven, with excellent interpersonal skills
  • System orientation with multi-disciplinary approach and multitasking capabilities

Learn More About Us:

1. Cisco Silicon One Overview
2. Fortune Article on Cisco Silicon One
3. Calcalist Article
4. Cisco Silicon One on YouTube
5. Cisco Silicon One Blog

#WeAreCisco

#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. 
 
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. 

We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! 
 
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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