Description
You will join the Cisco Silicon One team, responsible for enabling and supporting the full lifecycle of silicon and hardware development by operating and evolving a world-class hardware lab environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Own and manage day-to-day operation of the hardware lab supporting ASIC bring-up, EVB development, validation, and system debug.
- Ensure lab readiness for critical milestones such as silicon power-on, bring-up, qualification, and customer enablement.
- Provide hands-on technical support in the lab for EVB bring-up, debug, failure analysis.
- Manage lab infrastructure, equipment, and resources including scopes, analyzers, power supplies, sockets, pogo pins, handlers, and automation tools.
- Coordinate lab usage and priorities across multiple projects and global teams.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams including board design, package, mechanical, thermal, SI/PI, test, production, and validation.
- Drive continuous improvement of lab processes, workflows, safety, and efficiency.
- Interface with external vendors and partners for lab equipment, sockets, and manufacturing support.
- Support remote teams and cross-site collaboration by hosting and managing shared lab resources.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience in hardware labs, silicon validation, EVB bring-up, or system-level debug.
- Prior hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, thermal tools).
- Prior experience supporting ASIC or SoC bring-up and validation.
- Prior experience with sockets, pogo pins, packages, and mechanical constraints.
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)
- Flexible vacation time off program
- Sick time off
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer