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Hardware (Power) Engineer

Cisco · San Jose, California, US · On-site

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About the role

As a Hardware Engineer, you will develop highly reliable Power solutions for Cisco's networking products. These products range from 10W IP phones to 3000W+ Data Center and Service Provider switches and routers. This individual will contribute to the power development team and be responsible for all design aspects of the System power. Develop and qualify system power to meet the power requirements of new products.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or Power electronics with 5+ years of experience or a master’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or Power electronics with 3+ years of experience or PhD with 0+ years of related experience
  • Experience with power design or power electronics or analog design
  • Experience with power design topologies such as buck, buck-boost, and design for highest efficiency
  • Experience with any of the following tools: Concept, Allegro, LTspice, PSpice, Simplis, Mathcad, PowerDC, SIWave, Ansys or Hyperlynx
  • Knowledge and interest in both Board Mounted and Front-End Power hardware design and solving complex analog or power designs problems
  • Circuit simulations, circuit/system analysis, design analog circuit/system, digital circuit/system
More about this role

The application window is expected to close on: 10/02/2026

This role requires the employee to work onsite at the San Jose, CA office location.

Common Hardware Group (CHG) Power is a central team that supports power design across various products like Cisco 8000 Series Routers, Catalyst 9000 switches, IoT, and many others. As part of the central hardware power engineering group, you will collaborate with various functions like Hardware Design and Test, ASIC Design and Test, Power Engineering, Signal Integrity, EMC / EMI, and Mechanical Design, expanding the breadth of your knowledge, designing power, and delivering amazing products to the market.

As a Hardware Engineer, you will develop highly reliable Power solutions for Cisco's networking products. These products range from 10W IP phones to 3000W+ Data Center and Service Provider switches and routers. This individual will contribute to the power development team and be responsible for all design aspects of the System power.

Develop and qualify system power to meet the power requirements of new products.

Develop and execute test plans for upcoming power designs and document procedures, plans, and specifications used by the Power...

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