Package Design Engineer

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  • Location:
    Reading, United Kingdom
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Internet of Everything, Networking
  • Job Id
    1443771
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Meet the Team


Join the Package Design Team at Cisco Silicon One in Armenia, a group leading the way in developing Cisco's groundbreaking silicon solutions for next-generation networking. As a collaborative team at the center of Cisco's silicon development, we design and optimize advanced package solutions for some of the industry’s most sophisticated ASICs. You’ll work directly with experts in layout, signal integrity, and power distribution, shaping innovative methodologies and driving the evolution of high-performance networking technologies.


Your Impact


This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of networking innovation within the Cisco Silicon One initiative. As a lead engineer, you will drive the entire package design process—from planning and optimization to execution—ensuring the delivery of high-speed, robust, and scalable solutions for global networks. You will mentor engineers, define strategies, and collaborate across multi-functional teams to accelerate the creation of industry-leading silicon packages. Beyond technical leadership, you’ll join a passionate community dedicated to changing how the world connects, works, and learns, while building strong partnerships and fostering collective success.


Responsibilities


  • Lead package design tasks, planning and driving schedules from concept through implementation
  • Optimize package pinouts, stack-ups, power distribution, and high-speed routing, balancing performance and manufacturability
  • Collaborate with silicon floor planning, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) teams to ensure design quality and efficiency
  • Work closely with layout editors to deliver high-quality package designs aligned with interface requirements
  • Enhance design methodologies and partner with vendors to improve product quality and efficiency
  • Drive innovation in package solutions for Cisco’s next-generation ASICs

Minimum Qualifications


  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field 
  • Experience in ASIC package design, including optimizing pinouts, stack-ups, and high-speed routing 
  • Familiarity with relevant industry-standard EDA tools for layout and design for chip package development & simulations 
  • Practical experience in chip packaging processes, including vendor collaboration and management to ensure successful package development
  • Strong understanding of high-speed signal design and power distribution networks (PDN)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in debugging and optimizing package designs 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering 
  • Knowledge of silicon floor planning, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) considerations 
  • Proven track record to drive design improvements and lead stakeholder coordination throughout the design process 
  • Familiarity with advanced testing and measurement equipment, including oscilloscopes and TDR/VNA analyzers 
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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.

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