Hardware Design Engineer Technical Lead
Core
Lead the design and development of next-generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware based on Silicon One and/or merchant ASIC.
Role type
Senior IC hardware design technical lead
Builds
Cisco core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products
Domain
Networking hardware, Silicon, Optics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
System and board level specification, Schematic capture, FPGA design, ASIC/System level bring up, Troubleshooting, High-speed board design, Lab bring-up, System level testing, Software team collaboration, Register level device configuration
Preferred skills
Schematics, PCB design, Verilog HDL/VHDL, Python/Tcl scripting, Ethernet protocol knowledge, High-speed Ethernet interfaces (25G-800G), DRAM/CPU subcomplex interfaces (PCIe, I2C, SPI, MDC/MDIO)
Technologies
Silicon One, FPGA, ASIC, Python, Tcl, Verilog, VHDL
Responsibilities
Define and design next generation Hyperscaler Switch hardware; Act as technical liaison with major component Suppliers; Debug and troubleshoot in labs using scopes and analyzers; Bring up the system to work with multiple groups to resolve design issues
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC