[Remote] Hardware Design Engineer Technical Lead

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cisco is hiring a Hardware Design Engineer Technical Lead for its Purpose Built Switch hardware team. The role defines and designs next-generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware, leads system and board-level design and bring-up, resolves issues with cross-functional teams, and serves as a technical liaison to suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Define and design the next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC
• Responsible for system and board level specification, schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/System level bring up and troubleshooting
• The individual is expected to 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

Skills

• Bachelors + 12 years of related experience, or Masters + 8 years of related experience, or PhD + 5 years of related experience, or equivalent related work 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)
• Experience with schematics, PCB and Verilog HDL/VHDL design
• Experience on the scripts (Python, Tcl, etc.)
• Experience with lab bring up and design validation of products
• Knowledge on 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 are essential

Benefits

• Remote work
• U.S. employees are offered 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, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules.
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• 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 determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

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