Cisco · 1 day ago
Senior Hardware Design Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$169K/yr - $241K/yr
8+ years expCisco is a leading company revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. The Senior Hardware Design Engineer will be responsible for designing hardware for Data Center Products, ensuring high quality and power efficiency, while collaborating with multi-functional teams to solve complex problems during product development.
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Responsibilities
Designing the hardware for Data Center Products to deliver the best quality, best power efficiency, for groundbreaking network technology at the highest bit rates possible
Responsible for hardware definition and design, development, analysis to qualification and final product release
Work closely with other multi-functional teams and vendors during the development of the product, solving complicated problems along the way
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering or related degree with 8+ years of experience in hardware system design or designing similar networking products
Experience with design for high-speed signals e.g. SerDes / serial transmission technologies
Experience with electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment e.g. oscilloscopes, digital multimeter, Logic Analyzers, TDR, Network Traffic generators (Keysight, Spirent)
Preferred
Experience with networking protocols like 802.3 e.g. speeds (800G/400G/100G/40G/25G/10G)
Experience with CPUs/embedded CPUs, FPGAs/PLDs and good understanding of control interfaces such as PCIe, MDIO, SPI, I2C
Experience with hardware design tools (e.g. Concept, Allegro, etc.)
Familiarity with Python, or similar scripting and execution languages
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Performance-based Incentive Pay On Top Of Their Base Salary
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Chuck Robbins
Chair and CEO
Carl Solder
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