IC Package Design Technical Team Leader

About the role

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of networking innovation within the Cisco Silicon One initiative. As a technical and team leader, you will drive complex package design programs—from planning and optimization to execution—ensuring the delivery of high-speed, robust, and scalable solutions for global networks.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex package design programs, planning and driving schedules from concept through implementation and tapeout.
• Optimize package pinouts, stack-ups, power distribution, and high-speed routing, balancing performance, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with silicon floor planning, signal integrity (SI), and power integrity (PI) teams to ensure design quality and system-level alignment.
• Work closely with layout editors and implementation teams to deliver high-quality package layouts aligned with interface and manufacturing requirements.
• Serve as the technical and organizational leader of the San Jose package design team, providing direction, mentorship, and technical guidance to engineers.
• Develop and grow package design capability within the team, mentoring engineers and enabling them to take ownership of increasingly complex package programs.
• Coordinate resources across designers, layout editors, and contractors to support efficient project execution.
• Enhance package design methodologies and partner with vendors to improve product quality and efficiency.
• Drive innovation in package solutions for Cisco’s next-generation ASIC platforms.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field with 12+ years of work experience
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 8+ years of work experience
• Experience in high-speed package design, including signal integrity considerations and power distribution networks (PDN).
• Experience with industry-standard EDA tools for package layout and design.
• Experience with technical leadership in complex hardware or silicon development programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in ASIC package design, including pinout optimization and high-speed routing.
• Knowledge of silicon floor planning and strong collaboration with SI and PI teams.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams and developing technical talent.
• Experience coordinating complex cross-functional hardware development programs.
• Experience with testing and measurement equipment (oscilloscopes, TDR/VNA analyzers).
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, TCL, or shell programming.

Skills

Strong technical skills in high-speed package design, signal integrity, and power distribution networks. Leadership and mentoring abilities, as well as experience in cross-functional collaboration and innovation.

Benefits

The posting does not specify benefits directly but provides information on typical Cisco benefits for U.S. employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Additional paid time off includes 10 paid holidays, 1 birthday off, a year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 personal wellness days. Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time, while exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program. For quota-based sales roles, incentive compensation is based on performance targets and may include base salary and sales target incentive compensation.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $210,600.00 to $305,100.00, reflecting the projected salary range for new hires in U.S. locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Schedule

The posting does not specify a schedule directly but mentions that Cisco offers various benefits and time off options for its employees.