Description
The System & Optics Group at Cisco is seeking a Hardware Design Technical Lead to join their team. This role involves designing and defining the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC, as well as CPU subsystem.
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:
- 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 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 high speed Ethernet interfaces and optics in 25G, 100G, 400G, 800G, 1.6T
- Experience with x86 or ARM CPU development in Datacenter or Server/HPC
- Experience with schematics, PCB and Verilog HDL/VHDL design
- Experience with lab bring up and design validation of products
- Knowledge on the Ethernet protocol is a plus
- Experience with DRAM, CPU subcomplex and control interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDC/MDIO
- Self-motivation, teamwork and strong communication skills are essential