Hardware Engineer

Cisco

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TX
Salary: $113,900–$161,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Closes: Jul 23, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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This role $137k

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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity

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TL;DR · Hardware Engineer

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Join the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series hardware team in Austin, TX as a senior-level engineer responsible for designing and validating enterprise switching platforms that support security, mobility, and cloud applications. You will work on flexible uplink architectures ranging from 1 GE to 100 GE speeds, contributing to design, validation, manufacturing readiness, and sustaining activities across various Ethernet speeds and PoE capabilities. Key responsibilities include driving technical execution in hardware design, diagnostics, compliance, and collaborating with software, mechanical, signal integrity, power, thermal, manufacturing, supply chain, product management, and customer support teams to ensure high-quality products that meet market demands. The ideal candidate has experience in complex electronic systems, lab equipment usage, board design tools like Cadence Concept/Allegro/System Capture, and interface protocols such as PCIe, USB, eMMC, I2C, MDIO, and Ethernet.

Skills

Cadence_Allegro PCIe USB Ethernet I2C EMI_EMC High_Speed_Digital_Design Signal_Integrity Power_Supplies PoE Oscilloscopes Logic_Analyzers Function_Generators Protocol_Analyzers Manufacturing_Readiness Thermal_Management

What you'll do

Drive technical execution in hardware design and validation for enterprise switching platforms.
Influence product cost and manufacturability through engineering decisions during development.
Resolve complex technical issues affecting customer deployments and manufacturing continuity.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and supply chain readiness.
Support the lifecycle of hardware products from initial design to sustaining activities.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering + 5 years of related experience.
Experience in hardware design, validation, bring-up, and debug for complex electronic systems.
Knowledge of high-speed digital design, power delivery, signal integrity, thermal management, EMI/EMC.
Proficiency with lab equipment including Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Function generators, protocol analyzers.
Familiarity with board design tools like Cadence Concept/Allegro/System Capture.

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