Cisco Hardware Engineer Front 

United States, California, San Jose 

646847599

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.

• Develop and qualify System power to meet the power requirements of new products.
• Participate in power design verification tests.
• Develop and execute test plans for upcoming power designs.
• Document procedures, plans, and specifications used by the Power team.
• Ensure that all hardware engineering projects, initiatives, and processes conform with the organization's established policies and objectives.
• Assist in resolving power-related field/product issues for assigned projects.
• Engage with power supply vendors to develop a power supply that meets Cisco Quality requirements and timeline.
• Design/develop power systems to meet international regulatory requirements, EMC requirements, reliability requirements, environmental requirements, and leading telecom industry requirements, including NEBS.
• Perform design reviews of schematics, BOMs, layout, and routing.
• Perform and review failure analysis (FA), root cause analysis (RCA), corrective action reports (CAR), and 8D reports.

Who You Are

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated, able to work with no direct supervision.
• Ability to think and act proactively and drive issues to resolution.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent presentation skills, focusing on effectively presenting to various audiences.
• Ability to quickly document the results of your work in a clear, concise, and complete manner.

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering or power electronics with 6+ years of experience or a master's degree in electrical or computer engineering or Power electronics with 4+ years of related experience.
• Experience with power design, power electronics, or analog design.
• Experience with design tools like Cadence, Allegro, LTspice, or PSpice.

• Knowledge and interest in both board-mounted and Front-End Power hardware design.
• Proficient in all power design topologies, with experience designing system power for the highest efficiency.
• Familiar with firmware, mechanical, and thermal design in power supply.
• Circuit simulations, circuit/system analysis, analog circuit/system design, digital circuit/system, schematic capture, and CAD layout review tools.
• Experience designing power supplies to meet international regulatory requirements, EMC requirements, reliability requirements, environmental requirements, and leading telecom industry requirements, including NEBS.
• Strong knowledge of components, materials and manufacturing processes, and quality assurance (QA), including performing design for manufacturing (DFM)
• Experience and expertise in troubleshooting complex analog or power designs.
• Experience using Stability analyzers, oscilloscopes, function generators, electronic loads, bench-programmable AC or DC power sources, etc.
  Knowledge of Python, Labview, C++, and system design software.