Description
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally.
You will architect and develop BIOS, BSP, and diagnostics for Cisco's Core and Edge routing products. You will design, develop, and test device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals. Additionally, you will develop and execute software test plans, collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software, and innovate and drive unique software, hardware, and technology solutions with a global impact on Cisco's product portfolio.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 15+ years experience, or Master’s degree with 12+ years experience.
- Experience in C, C++, and Python programming for embedded systems.
- Experience in hardware and device driver development, including Linux hardware bring-up, multi-threading, event handling, and state machine implementation.
- Experience with Sonic, ONIE, BMC, IPMI, and/or Redfish technologies.
- Experience developing, debugging, and validating embedded systems using protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, GPIO.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in kernel debugging tools such as GDB and KGDB.
- Experience leading board bring-up, validation, and debugging of embedded systems.
- Ability to develop software from concept through delivery for large-scale, high-bandwidth systems.
- Strong troubleshooting skills for software defects from kernel modules to applications.
- Experience in collaborative system design, specification writing, and requirements review.
- Commitment to quality, mentoring, and continuous learning in networking, optics, and embedded systems.
- AI/ML experience and knowledge of Layer 2/3 network protocols, network processors, optical networking, secure-boot, open-source tools, CMIS, and SFF standards (SFP, QSFP).
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