Cisco
Enterprise Hardware Engineering Technical Lead
$139K–$282K
RTP, North Carolina, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years with a Bachelor's degree, or 6+ years with a Master's degree, in hardware board design and development.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
About the job
Leads enterprise routing hardware board design from architecture and development through testing, qualification, and production readiness.
What you'll do
- Contribute to system hardware specifications, design, development, and testing.
- Drive hardware products from concept to production, including bring-up, validation, and qualification.
- Coordinate development with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, and test teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years of hardware board design and development experience, or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of that experience.
- Experience taking a design from concept to production.
- Experience designing with x86 and/or ARM processors and DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe, SATA, and USB.
- Experience with schematic capture tools such as Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL).
Nice to have
- Experience with HyperLynx or SPICE circuit simulation tools.
- Experience designing Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs or CPLDs using Verilog.
Pay
$139,200.00 to $201,400.00 USD base salary; $171,600.00 - $281,800.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $151,300.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary (non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
x86, ARM, DDR4/DDR5, PCIe, SATA, USB, Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL), Verilog
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