Cisco
PCB Design Engineer - High-speed
$136K–$259K
Milpitas, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 7 years with a Bachelor’s degree, 4 years with a Master’s degree, or 1 year with a Ph.D.; equivalent related experience is also accepted.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree or Ph.D. alternatives are stated. Equivalent related experience is accepted.
About the job
Designs, validates, and releases complex high-speed networking hardware boards, owning subsystems or products from hardware definition through manufacturing release.
What you'll do
- Translate system requirements into board architecture, schematics, constraints, and verification plans; design digital, analog, and mixed-signal circuits.
- Define high-speed routing and power-delivery strategies; lead board bring-up, validation, and debug, resolving signal, power, thermal, EMI/EMC, and manufacturing risks.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams and suppliers, lead design reviews, and drive qualification, documentation, and product release.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field plus 7 years of related experience; or Master’s degree plus 4 years; or Ph.D. plus 1 year; or equivalent related experience.
- Experience taking complex hardware products through manufacturing release.
- Experience with board-level design, schematic capture, laboratory bring-up, validation, and root-cause analysis.
- Experience with high-speed digital design and signal integrity fundamentals, including controlled impedance, crosstalk, termination, and decoupling.
Nice to have
- Experience with networking, server, computer, or high-performance embedded systems and interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, DDR4/DDR5, SerDes, MDIO, SPI, or I2C.
- Experience with Cadence Concept/Design Entry, Allegro, or comparable EDA tools; SI/PI or electromagnetic simulation tools; or power, thermal, and EMI/EMC design.
Pay
$154,900.00 to $225,300.00 (base salary); $154,900.00 - $259,100.00 (base salary); $136,500.00 - $228,300.00 (base salary)
Tools
Ethernet, PCIe, DDR4/DDR5, SerDes, MDIO, SPI, I2C, Cadence Concept/Design Entry
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