The application window is expected to close on 10/10/25.
However, the job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
This position requires that you commute to the Durham, NC, RTP office 5 days per week.
Meet the Team
The Enterprise Routing organization designs and develops Cisco's Edge and Access routing products.
We architect the next generation of routing technology using both internally developed and commercially available silicon.
The team designs, implements, and delivers industry-leading routing products.
You will be part of a dynamic and passionate team working on innovative projects.
Your Impact
As a hardware board designer, you will be involved in hardware design and development of our next generation of Service/Routing products and support our current generation of products as well.
Participate and contribute to the system hardware designContribute to hardware specification, design, development, and testDrive product from concept to productionWork under the department strategy and directionIndependently resolves and develops an approach to solutionsWork closely with software, diagnostics, manufacturing, marketing, EDVT, and MDVT test teams throughout the development processMinimum Qualifications
BSEE or MSEE with 6+ years of experience in hardware electrical board design and developmentExperience in designing with x86 and/or ARM processors and designing with DDR4/DDR5 memory, PCIe gen1/gen2/gen3/gen4, SATA, USBExtensive experience in designing Ethernet (10/100/1000Mbps, 10GE, 25GE, 40GE, 100GE) and serial interfaces like I2C, SPI, UART, RS232, etcExperience in high-speed board design/signal integrity, and power distribution is critical, along with the use of high-speed scopes and logic analyzersExperience in schematic capture tools like Cadence Allegro Design Entry HDL (Concept HDL)Preferred Qualifications
Self-motivation, teamwork, and strong communication skills are criticalA consistent track record of taking a design from concept to productionExperience in using circuit simulation tools like HyperLynx, SPICE is a plusExperience designing Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs or CPLDs using Verilog