# Hardware Engineer

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $95,800.00 - $139,700.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We're seeking a Hardware Engineer to join our Supply Chain Operations team. As a Hardware Engineer, you will work on projects that have a real-world impact, delivering a standout customer experience of Cisco products and services. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams to determine infrastructural needs and product specifications.

You will work on various aspects of hardware engineering, including:

- ASIC Design and Verification

- System/Board Design

- Circuit Board Layout

- Hardware Automation, Validation and Test

- Signal Integrity

- Power Design

To qualify, you need:

- A Bachelor's degree with 0 years of work experience; or an educational or workforce development program with 1 year of work experience; or a high school diploma with 2 years of work experience.

- Qualifying education and work experience should be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related program, or holders of equivalent academic certifications.

- Familiarity with hardware description languages (e.g., Verilog, VHDL) and/or PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics).

- Foundational knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers.

- Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C/C++) for automating test or data analysis tasks.

Preferred qualifications include:

- Experience with hardware prototyping (e.g., breadboards, FPGAs, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar platforms).

- Familiarity with signal and power integrity concepts and tools.

- Exposure to hardware validation and debugging in a team or project setting.

- Experience with simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, HyperLynx, HFSS) for circuit analysis or electromagnetic modeling.

- Experience working in multi-functional teams.

At Cisco, you'll have access to a range of benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.

Salary ranges vary by location:

- New York City Metro Area: $95,800.00 - $139,700.00

- Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $85,400.00 - $124,100.00

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Verilog
- VHDL
- PCB design
- Python
- MATLAB
- C/C++

### Nice to have
- hardware prototyping
- signal and power integrity
- hardware validation
- simulation tools
- multi-functional teams

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