# Software Engineering Technical Leader - Embedded Systems

The application window is expected to close on: 11/30/2026This role requires working onsite in Milpitas, CA. Meet the Team: The Networking Hardware Engineering (NHE) group creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. NHE serves as the execution engine for Cisco's most strategic hardware initiatives. We partner across silicon, engineering, product management, operations, supply chain, manufacturing, and executive leadership to transform technology strategy into successful product delivery. Our mission is to provide program leadership, governance, transparency, and execution rigor across highly complex system development programs, shaping the future of hyperscale infrastructure Your Impact: Architect, design, and develop Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products. Design, develop, and test kernel and user space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Develop and execute software test plans. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software. Lead technical reviews and discussions across teams. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor

- **Id**: 3762861
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cisco-systems-software-engineering-technical-leader-embedded-systems>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Milpitas, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T19:10:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T22:03:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6981
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Annual bonuses, Equity, Life insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units, Vision insurance
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Unified Communications, Endpoint Security, Observability & APM

## Company

- **Id**: 90
- **Name**: Cisco Systems
- **Domain**: cisco.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cisco-systems>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 84
- **Open postings**: 289
- **Ghost share**: 0.048
- **Stale share**: 0.464
- **Repost share**: 0.097
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 25
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 186900
- **Max**: 267700
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 267700

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T19:10:31Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 1,384 · green card filings: 608; Filings 12m: 1384

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 25
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 267700
- **Is top pay**: yes

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