What You'll Do

You will do in-house hardware design for next generation Cisco DC microgrid technologies. You'll handle schematics and guidance of ECAD engineers from anywhere. You'll verify designs in-person in the lab. You'll shepherd products through manufacturing and help prepare our sales and support teams for deployments into the field. Most importantly, your innovations will directly impact the Common Hardware Group's contribution to Cisco's NetZero goals by developing core technologies that will get re-used throughout Cisco's portfolio.

Who You'll Work With

You'll be working with a dedicated team that has delivered groundbreaking products such as Catalyst 9200 and 9300 Power over Ethernet (PoE) Ethernet Switches and Catalyst 9300 StackPower. This team includes both hardware and embedded developers who have helped Cisco ship millions of units worldwide to connect and power networks. You will have guidance from the field via sales and marketing to help guide your design. You will also work with our award-winning supply chain and manufacturing teams to ensure a smooth product launch.

Who You Are

You have the experience or the strong desire to grow your ability to:

Design reliable, manufacturable digital hardware circuits from scratch

Carefully track and validate programmable device pin-outs

Supervise and guide PCB layout of both digital control and analog power delivery circuits

Perform methodical bring up of prototypes in the Cisco Austin, TX lab during the applicable design phases and carry out engineering bring up test plans that you've prepared

Develop hardware via thorough test programs while maintaining schedule commitments

Communicate effectively with teams in a hybrid work environment, through a variety of both online and offline collaboration methods as appropriate for the challenge at hand

For this senior design role the minimum qualifications are:

Proven experience in digital system design including programmable devices such as CPU, MCU, or FPGA devices

BSEE and 7 years of applicable work experience OR an MSEE and 4 years of applicable work experience OR a PhD with 1 year of applicable work experience

Bonus points for the following hardware design strengths:

Power over Ethernet (PoE) or similar remote powering systems

Wireline networking communications technologies such as IEEE 802.3 Ethernet or related technologies like Power Line Communications (PLC)

AC and DC building-scale powering technologies and their related safety subsystems, (i.e. Circuit Breakers, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI), Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI), etc.)

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