Hardware Design Leader - Silicon One

About the role

Cisco Silicon One builds hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering its core Switching, Routing and Wireless products. As HW Design Leader, you will lead the board design team and PCB CAD engineers who develop complex hardware platforms, including EVBs and test boards, guiding them from initial requirements through schematic capture, layout, lab bring-up and manufacturing release.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of schematic designers and PCB CAD engineers across concurrent hardware programs.
• Guide schematic design, board architecture and power delivery in line with ASIC, package and system specifications.
• Manage PCB CAD engineers on layout development, design constraints and design rule compliance.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews with Electrical, SI/PI, Mechanical, Thermal, Packaging and Manufacturing teams.
• Support prototype builds, board bring-up, lab debugging and design handoffs to NPI and contract manufacturers.

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or a related field, with 8+ years of experience designing complex electronic boards or hardware platforms in an R&D environment.
• Proven experience leading board design activities or mentoring a team of hardware design engineers.
• Strong background in schematic design, board architecture and hardware design reviews.
• Experience with PCB layout and CAD teams and understanding of PCB design constraints.
• Experience managing technical schedules, design deliverables and cross-functional action items across engineering and manufacturing teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience developing EVBs, test boards or networking, switching, routing or server hardware.
• High-speed digital designs, SerDes, Ethernet, PCIe or DDR interfaces.
• Familiarity with signal and power integrity, PCB stack-up definition and design-for-manufacturing practices.
• Board bring-up, lab validation and hardware debug experience.
• Familiarity with PCB CAD tools such as Cadence Allegro and OrCAD.
• Experience taking hardware designs from concept through qualification and production.