Senior FPGA Engineer
About The Position
The Network Hardware Engineering group develops hardware platforms for Cisco’s Switching, Routing, and Wireless products, including cloud-enhanced systems powered by Cisco Silicon One ASICs. The team designs next-generation data center switching products for large data centers and AI clusters. The Senior FPGA Engineer contributes across the FPGA lifecycle, from IP creation and architecture through solution integration and production. The role involves FPGA design and RTL development, synthesis, timing closure, simulation, verification, and hardware lab debugging. The engineer works with cross-functional teams and external vendors to develop robust test methodologies, resolve issues promptly, maintain product quality, and enable next-generation solutions. The position is based onsite in San Jose, California, and is expected to be performed independently using best practices with minimal guidance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 7+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree in electrical engineering and 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience with full-lifecycle FPGA design.
- Experience writing structured, reusable, optimized Verilog.
- Expertise with FPGA vendor toolchains such as Vivado, Quartus, or Libero.
- Experience with timing closure and writing timing constraints.
- Experience with lab tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programming dongles, and their software applications.
Nice To Haves
- Comfort working in a Linux environment.
- Experience with scripting languages such as shell, Python, or Tcl.
- Experience writing test benches or running simulations.
- Experience with more than one FPGA vendor.
- Previous experience with schematic design or system design.
Responsibilities
- Develop FPGA designs and RTL, including Verilog/SystemVerilog.
- Contribute to FPGA architecture, synthesis, timing closure, simulation, and verification.
- Debug hardware in the lab and help guide solutions from concept through production.
- Work cross-functionally with system designers, diagnostics engineers, customer escalation engineers, and external vendors.
- Develop robust test methodologies and mitigate issues in a timely manner.
- Help ensure products meet Cisco and industry quality standards.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- Paid holidays
- Floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- Paid birthday day off
- Paid year-end holiday shutdown
- Personal wellness days
- Vacation time or flexible vacation time off, depending on employee classification
- Sick time off
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues may be requested
- Optional paid volunteer days
- Annual bonuses for eligible non-sales roles
- Potential Cisco restricted stock unit grants
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
