Senior Hardware Engineer- FPGA

Cisco•Milpitas, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The application window is expected to close on: 02/30/26 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. This is an onsite role and will require working out of the Milpitas office location at least 4 days/week. Meet the Team The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers of various sizes, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service providers, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio. Your Impact You will work on cutting edge, next generation routers powering AI buildout. You will be responsible for taking networking system requirements, mapping them into functional blocks for FPGA implementation, working with the cross functional team to address development requirements, participate in validation of the system, and release to manufacturing. You will work on the High-End Routing team that designs the ASR8000 routers. You will be a member of the FPGA team that designs control path FPGAs for the various boards. You will interface with Diagnostics, Software, Board design, Manufacturing and Hardware Qualification teams to ensure smooth delivery of the project. You are an experienced FPGA designer able to write RTL code, run simulations, address timing and other constraints, then generate programming files. You can work with many teams to resolve system level issues. In addition, you have good analytical skills and can deal with the complexity of System Hardware and Software interactions. You have a grasp of the system design for a router or line card and are also able to lead meetings, drive issues to resolution, and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree and 7+ years of related experience Or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree and 4+ years of related experience
FPGA or ASIC development experience from specification to production.
Experience with Verilog/System Verilog RTL coding
Experience with industry leading FPGA devices and tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience with UVM and/or VMM Verification methodology.
Experience with high-speed design debug.
Experience with advanced microprocessor-based design.
Low level networking card debug experience.
Experience with CPU based peripherals architecture.

Responsibilities

taking networking system requirements, mapping them into functional blocks for FPGA implementation
working with the cross functional team to address development requirements
participate in validation of the system, and release to manufacturing
design control path FPGAs for the various boards
interface with Diagnostics, Software, Board design, Manufacturing and Hardware Qualification teams to ensure smooth delivery of the project
write RTL code, run simulations, address timing and other constraints, then generate programming files
resolve system level issues
lead meetings, drive issues to resolution, and communicate clearly with all stakeholders

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include 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.
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.