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About the role
We are seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to serve as a key technical authority within our networking organization. This role transcends individual product lines, positioning you to drive architectural strategy across internal cross-functional groups and our most strategic customer accounts. You will act as the vital link between cutting-edge innovation and real-world market success, shaping the future of our product portfolio from initial concept to field deployment. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- At least 5 years’ experience driving System Architecture of hardware systems, including trade-offs between signal integrity, power integrity, thermal design, total power consumption, cost, and schedule
- At least 5 years' experience driving cross-functional buy-in and approval of complex strategic programs with internal executive management (concept commit, architectural commit, execution commit)
- At least 5 years' experience generating, driving cross-functional reviews of and presenting customer-facing materials for strategic projects
More about this role
The application window is expected to close on: 01/28/2027
This role involves a hybrid work model, with a flexible in-office schedule that requires commuting to the San Jose, CA office.
Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is a business organization with a long track record of building complex and high-performance Silicon ASICs. Our silicon devices drive the world’s most complex networks and carry over 90% of IP traffic. Cisco Silicon One is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service provider, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio.
We are a highly specialized ASIC team with experts in all aspects of advanced IC package design and heterogeneous system integration. Our substrates use the latest 2.5D fanout technologies for large-scale integration, using the latest signaling and data transfer technologies. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco's ground-breaking solutions by designing, developing and testing some of the most complex ASICs being developed in the...
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