Description
The Common Hardware Group at Cisco is seeking a Hardware Engineering Technical Leader to join their team. As a technical lead, you will define and design next-generation hyperscaler switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC, as well as CPU subsystems.
Responsibilities include:
- System and board-level specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/system-level bring-up, and troubleshooting
- Bringing up the system to work with multiple groups, including ASIC, DFT, Signal Integrity, software, Diagnostics, and Manufacturing teams to resolve design issues
- Debugging and troubleshooting in labs using scopes and analysers
- Acting as a technical liaison with major component suppliers for the product
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Telecommunications and 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years of industrial experience
- Prior experience with common HW technology, including power, clock, memory, CPU, and various system interfaces
- Previous experience with complex high-speed board design and board bring-up
- Prior experience with schematics/layout, Hardware bring-up, trouble-shooting, system-level testing
- Experience with working with Software teams on system bring-up and porting, device configuration (registers level)
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with high-speed Ethernet interfaces and optics in 25G, 100G, 400G, 800G, 1.6T
- Experience with x86 or ARM CPU development in Datacentre or Server/HPC
- Experience with schematics, PCB, and Verilog HDL/VHDL design
- Experience with lab bring-up and design validation of products
- Knowledge of the Ethernet protocol is a plus
- Experience with DRAM, CPU sub-complex, and control interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDC/MDIO
- Self-motivation, teamwork, and strong communication skills are essential.