Hardware Engineering Technical Leader - Power Engineer (Hybrid)

About the role

This is a hybrid role with three days per week at Cisco’s Austin office. The application window is expected to close on 10/30/2026; the posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

You’ll join the Cisco Common Hardware Group (CHG) next-generation power engineering team, working alongside industry-leading innovators in Fault Managed Power (FMP) to redefine how DC power is distributed in buildings and data centers in the AI era. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within the team, you’ll be able to think differently, experiment more, and move quickly.

Your Impact

• Develop high-reliability power supplies and system-level power architectures for Cisco power distribution platforms.
• Architect, design, develop, and qualify power systems, subsystems, and components for highly reliable power distribution systems.
• Partner with layout, mechanical, thermal, test, supply chain, manufacturing, and compliance teams to deliver best-in-class power solutions.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 12 years of related experience, or Master’s degree plus 8 years of related experience, or PhD plus 5 years of related experience.
• Experience working as a power design engineer for high-reliability power supplies for DC-powered equipment.
• Proven experience with all aspects of the power product lifecycle from early product definition through shipping products to customers.
• Experience resolving EMI, EMC, and regulatory compliance issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-density, redundant AC and DC input front-end power supplies for networking and telecom equipment.
• Experience with 480V/277V HVAC and 200V–400V HVDC input supplies.
• Experience with digital circuit fault detection and mitigation technologies such as solid-state overcurrent protection, arc fault detection, or ground fault detection.
• Experience meeting Functional Safety requirements from standards such as IEC 61508 or similar, as well as product safety standards such as IEC 62368 or UL 1400-1.
• Experience with Cadence Schematic and PCB design tools.

Why Cisco

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations is $169,300.00 to $237,200.00, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

The applicable full salary ranges by specific state are:

• New York City Metro Area: $194,600.00 – $328,600.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $179,000.00 – $294,000.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
• Grants of Cisco restricted stock units that vest over defined periods of continued employment.
• Paid time away: 10 paid holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday; 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday; paid year-end holiday shutdown; 4 paid days off for personal wellness; 16 days of paid vacation for non-exempt employees accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period; flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit for exempt employees; 80 hours of sick time on hire and annually on January 1 (up to 80 hours can carry forward); optional 10 paid volunteer days per year.
• For quota-based sales roles, Performance-based Incentive Pay is split between quota and non-quota components and typically pays 0.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota, 1.5% between 50% and 75%, 1% between 75% and 100%, and at or above 1% for each 1% above 100% with no cap.