Description
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally.
As a Hardware Design Technical Lead, you will be a key member of the Cisco Purpose Built Switch hardware team, defining and designing the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC.
Responsibilities:
- Define and design the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware
- Responsible for system and board level specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/System level bring up and troubleshooting
- Bring up the system to work with multiple groups including ASIC, DFT, Signal Integrity, software, Diagnostics and Manufacturing team to resolve any design issues
- Debug and troubleshoot in labs using scopes and analyzers
- Act as technical liaison with major component Suppliers for the product
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience, or equivalent related work experience
- Prior experience with common HW technology, including power, clock, memory, CPU, and variety of 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 team on system bring-up and porting, devices configuration (registers level)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with schematics, PCB and Verilog HDL/VHDL design
- Experience on the scripts (Python, Tcl, etc.)
- Experience with lab bring up and design validation of products
- Knowledge on the Ethernet protocol is a plus
- Experience with access switch Ethernet interfaces: gigabit, multi gigabit, 10 gigabit
- Experience with high speed Ethernet interfaces: 25G, 100G, 400G, 800G
- Experience with DRAM, CPU subcomplex and control interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDC/MDIO
- Self-motivation, teamwork and strong communication skills are essential
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
- Paid time away (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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness)
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer