Meet the Team We have an exciting position for a Hardware Designer within our dynamic R&D team at Cisco Montreal. This team is comprised of a diverse group of authorities, each bringing a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion to reach common goals. Your Impact Working with local and external teams, you will primarily oversee the development of next-generation network solutions, from initial requirements to production readiness. You will become a key player in the hardware team to define and develop high-end solutions that will be used in next-generation telecom network infrastructures deployed around the world!!! * Develop your hardware architect aptitudes by conducting feasibility studies, systems definition, requirements & design specifications. * Collaborating on project plans, performing risk assessments, and participating in status meetings to report progress, risks, issues, or blockers. * Guide teams to help them make the best technological decisions to design new hardware solutions that outperform the competition. * Define layout guidelines to meet SI/PI and timing requirements. * Leading and optimizing a multidisciplinary hardware development process (electrical, optical, mechanical, thermal, certification, manufacturing). * Organize, lead and facilitate hardware design reviews with all teams of interest. * Define test plans, board bring-up, system integration, system validation against requirements, specifications & standards. * Keep up to date with the latest regulatory standards, define certification test plans, develop reflexes to design products ready for certification, perform pre-compliance tests, take ownership of the final phase of certification and support the agencies. Minimum Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent * Professional experience with multidisciplinary hardware system design (Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal, Certifications, Manufacturing). * Proficiency with components selection, schematics entries & layout guidelines. * Good understanding of electrical, mechanical & assembly fabrication processes and they limitations. * Experience with high-speed interfaces and knowledge with signal/power integrity & timing principles. Preferred Qualifications * Ability to use test equipment’s with excellent troubleshooting/debugging capabilities. * Hands on experience with laboratory test equipment’s, including test programs, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, VNA, TDR, signal generators, thermal chamber, soldering Irons. * Basic understanding of certification’s requirements for telecom products (EMC, Safety, Telco). * Experience in supervising & directing hardware design progress executed by external teams is an advantage. * Skills with the following tools is an advantage: Omnify, DxDesigner, Xpedition, SolidWorks, Flotherm, Jira. #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.