Sr Hardware Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world. Join the Cisco Low End Enterprise and Small Business switch team in developing the next generation switches for simplified and easy-to-use cloud connected edge Networks customers. Cisco’s LE/SMB switches team provides an outstanding, unique experience for Networks Hardware Engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography Hardware organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer engineering with 7 years, or Master’s degree and 4 years of experience of Networking equipment Hardware system design experiences.
Prior experience working with multi-gigabit Ethernet and Power-over Ethernet (PoE) technology.
Prior experience with schematics/layout, Hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, system level testing.
Experience with working with Software teams on system bring-up and porting, devices configuration (registers level).

Nice To Haves

Familiar with Networking technologies and concepts
Prior experience working on high volume and cost-sensitive product
Experience with bringing product to production
Experience with working with teams on different time-zones.
Excellent communication and strategic planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.

Responsibilities

Specify technical product documentations and lead reviews.
Architect system block diagrams with major Networking ASIC suppliers.
Design Networking Switches, review schematics/layout review, bring-up, troubleshooting, design validation, and build yield bring-up with tier one ODM/JDM partners.
Work with major component supplier on the next generation high-performance and cost-effective technology.
Collaborate with world class product management and Software platform team to develop next generation product definition.
Work closely with cross functional team (ID/ME/Compliance/SCM) in each NPI phases and bring the product to the market.
Triage, debug, and root cause major customer issues during sustaining stage.
Participate any process improvement and innovation.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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
annual bonuses
performance-based incentive pay