Cisco · 7 hours ago
Hardware Engineer
Milpitas, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$152K/yr - $222K/yr
4+ years expCisco is a leading company in the field of networking and telecommunications, and they are seeking a Hardware Engineer to contribute to the design of innovative electronic systems for their Cisco 8000 series routers. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, addressing technical problems, and ensuring high-quality hardware design and validation.
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Responsibilities
Contribute to hardware designs on Cisco 8000 series routers
Write hardware specs, develop test plans
Use Cadence/Allegro to capture schematics
Bring up systems with ASIC Teams and execute engineering validation in the lab
Work on products from concept to production
Interact with cross-functional teams for technical discussions
Address technical problems and issues
Debug issues the lab using analysers, scopes
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree with 7+ years' experience or master's degree with 4+ years' experience in electrical or computer engineering
Experience with hands-on board design
Experience with lab bring up and design validation
Experience with shipping products
Expertise in Board Design using industry standard tools such as Concept, Allegro, or equivalent tools
Preferred
Experience writing hardware functional specifications
Experience with High-Speed Network Interfaces (10G/25G/100G)
Experience with control interfaces such as PCIe, MDIO, SPI, I2C
Experience designing systems with DDR4/DDR5 DIMMs
Experience with tackling signal integrity issues and board mounted power design and distribution techniques
Experience working with programmable devices such as FPGAs, CPLD
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
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
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
Flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
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
Company
Cisco
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