PCB Layout Engineer - Silicon One

About the role

Cisco Silicon One designs hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering its Switching, Routing and Wireless products. As a PCB CAD Engineer in the Caesarea lab, you will turn high-speed schematics into physical boards, solving placement and routing challenges for high-speed signals and power networks. You will work with electrical, mechanical, SI/PI and packaging teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design complex PCB layouts for Silicon One hardware platforms
• Solve placement and routing challenges for high-speed signals and power networks
• Define layer stackups and enforce design rules
• Support prototype bring-up and lab debug
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, SI/PI and packaging teams

Required profile

• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3+ years of PCB layout and CAD experience in an R&D environment
• Experience designing multilayer PCBs for complex electronic products

Required skills

• Proficiency with Cadence Allegro and OrCAD
• PREFERRED: strong understanding of PCB stack-ups, routing constraints, component placement and manufacturing requirements
• PREFERRED: experience with high-speed interfaces such as SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet or DDR
• PREFERRED: familiarity with signal integrity and power integrity design practices
• PREFERRED: experience supporting EVB bring-up, lab debug and board failure analysis
• PREFERRED: experience with Siemens Xpedition or other PCB CAD tools