Hardware Engineer at Cisco

Meet the Team

We are the EDA Tools and Libraries team dedicated to supporting all Hardware Design teams at Cisco. Our mission is to empower our customers to deliver high-quality products within fast-paced development cycles, meeting demanding schedules and stringent performance requirements. By streamlining and optimizing the design process, we enable our customers to focus on innovation and product excellence.

Your Impact

• Library Creation: Create complex schematic symbols and high-density PCB footprints based on manufacturer datasheets and industry standards.
• Standards Compliance: Ensure all library parts conform to Cisco internal standards for footprints and internal company standards for schematic representation.
• Validation & Auditing: Perform peer reviews of library parts created by other team members to ensure zero-defect releases.
• Process Improvement: Develop and document workflows to automate library creation and improve data integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in ECAD library management or PCB design.
• Education: Associate or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, or a related technical field.
• Expert-level proficiency in at least one major ECAD tool suite (e.g., Cadence Allegro/OrCAD, Altium Designer, or Siemens Xpedition).
• Strong familiarity with IPC-7351 (Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standards).
• Attention to Detail: Proven ability to interpret complex datasheets and translate them into precise digital models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of AI models and scripting (Python or SKILL) to automate library tasks.
• Experience working in a high-speed networking or telecommunications hardware environment (e.g., Cisco-style hardware development)
• Familiarity with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) requirements as they relate to component footprints

Soft Skills

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated, strong partnership skills, and a commitment to participating in "Best Practice" teams and peer group reviews.
• A "quality-first" mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.