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. You will define and design the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC. Your responsibilities will include system and board level specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/System level bring up and troubleshooting. You will work closely with multiple groups, including ASIC, DFT, Signal Integrity, software, Diagnostics, and Manufacturing teams to resolve any design issues.
Your day-to-day tasks will involve debugging and troubleshooting in labs using scopes and analyzers, and acting as a technical liaison with major component suppliers for the product.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Telecommunications and 8+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or Telecommunications and 6+ years of experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering + 3 years in system level development.
- 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 scripts (Python, Tcl, etc.).
- Experience with lab bring up and design validation of products.
- Knowledge of the Ethernet protocol.
- 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.
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 (vacation, holidays, sick time).
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
Salary Range: $171,600.00 - $245,000.00