Cisco
PCB Design Engineer – System Lead, Signal Integrity, and System Architecture (Onsite)
$179K–$329K
Milpitas, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 11+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years with a master’s degree, or 4+ years with a PhD, in the specified fields.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
About the job
Lead hardware board design and system architecture for high-performance networking products, from concept through production and customer delivery.
What you'll do
- Define hardware architecture, power-delivery strategy, design standards, and technology roadmaps.
- Lead cross-functional hardware initiatives and resolve complex architecture, signal integrity, power integrity, reliability, and manufacturing issues.
- Establish board-design verification practices and guide technical reviews, investigations, and strategic decisions.
What they ask for
- Experience in hardware board design and system architecture from concept through production, including PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SerDes, and thermal/EMI management.
- Experience with high-speed digital design, signal and power integrity, power distribution, reliability testing, Cadence design tools, and advanced lab instrumentation.
- Experience leading complex cross-functional engineering initiatives and working with silicon vendors and contract manufacturers.
- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 11+ years of experience, or Master’s in either field and 7+ years of related experience, or PhD in either field and 4+ years of related experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with advanced networking systems, ASICs, FPGAs, high-speed memory, advanced packaging, or co-packaged/near-packaged optics.
- Experience with HyperLynx, ANSYS, Keysight ADS, Python test scripts, and advanced lab equipment.
Pay
$194,600.00 to $285,700.00 USD base salary; $194,600.00 - $328,600.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $179,000.00 - $294,000.00 USD base salary (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SerDes, Cadence, HyperLynx, ANSYS, Keysight ADS
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