The application window is expected to close on:1/27/25 Meet the Team Join the dynamic and innovative Service Provider Signal Integrity Team! You'll be part of a passionate group driving high-speed system design, integration, validation, and characterization for the next generation of Cisco 8000 routers. Our team thrives on collaboration, creativity, and pushing the limits of technology. Together, we support each other in achieving excellence and delivering groundbreaking solutions. Your Impact As a Signal Integrity Technical Leader at Cisco, you will be at the forefront of designing and analyzing high-speed components, interfaces, and power distribution networks. * You will define and design cutting-edge circuit boards (PCBs) and system interconnects, pushing the boundaries of technology. * Your role will involve collaborating with a diverse team of system architects, ASIC engineers, CAD engineers, software engineers, and other SI experts to create the next generation of high-performance networking products. * You will evaluate design tradeoffs, optimize performance, and ensure compliance with internal specifications and standards. * Your work will include electromagnetic modeling, gigabit serial link design, power delivery network analysis, and physical measurements for design validation. Minimum Qualifications * BSEE combined with 4+ years of related experience. * EM knowledge with EM simulation tools such as HFSS and CST. * Hands-on experience with high-speed PCB/package development and high-speed NRZ and PAM4 Serdes. * Experience in power integrity design and analysis, and familiarity with PI simulation tools such as PowerSI/DC. * Experience in a lab with measurement tools (VNA, TDR, Real-Time Scope, BERT). Preferred Qualifications * A self-motivated innovator with a strong desire to push the boundaries of technology. * Excellent teamwork and communication skills make you a valuable collaborator. You think outside the box and are always looking for new ways to innovate. * Expertise in electromagnetic simulation tools like HFSS and CST, combined with hands-on experience in high-speed PCB/package development, makes you a technical leader in your field. * Deep understanding of high-speed NRZ and PAM4 Serdes, power integrity design, and lab measurement techniques. Your strong lab skills and measurement experience with tools like VNA, TDR, Real-Time Scope, and BERT set you apart. * MSEE combined with 4 or more years of related experience * Experience working directly with ASIC, package, and system design teams to evaluate design tradeoffs and optimize performance, risk, cost, and manufacturability. * Experience in electromagnetic modeling of complex 3-dimensional structures. * Experience in designing and analyzing gigabit serial links and ensuring compliance with internal specifications and standards. * Experience in generating and verifying package layout rules and performing pre- and post-route signal integrity analysis of ASIC and PCB package designs. * Experience in modeling and analyzing power delivery networks. * Experience in conducting physical measurements to collect data for design validation and simulation correlations. #WeAreCisco #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all. Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best. We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do! Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us! Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.