About the Role
You will work on cutting-edge, next-generation routers powering AI buildout. Your responsibilities include taking networking system requirements, mapping them into functional blocks for FPGA implementation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to address development requirements, participate in validation, and release to manufacturing. You will be a member of the FPGA team designing control path FPGAs for various boards within the High-End Routing team, which designs ASR8000 routers.
Responsibilities
- Take networking system requirements and map them into functional blocks for FPGA implementation.
- Work with cross-functional teams to address development requirements.
- Participate in the validation of the system.
- Release to manufacturing.
- Design control path FPGAs for various boards.
- Interface with Diagnostics, Software, Board design, Manufacturing, and Hardware Qualification teams.
- Write RTL code.
- Run simulations.
- Address timing and other constraints.
- Generate programming files.
- Resolve system-level issues.
- Lead meetings.
- Drive issues to resolution.
- 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.
- Recent 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.
- Good analytical skills.
- Ability to deal with the complexity of System Hardware and Software interactions.
- Grasp of the system design for a router or line card.
Skills
- Verilog/System Verilog RTL coding
- FPGA development
- ASIC development
- UVM
- VMM
- High-speed design debug
- Advanced microprocessor-based design
- Low level networking card debug
- CPU based peripherals architecture
- Analytical skills
- System design for router or line card
Location
- Milpitas
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years of related experience (with Bachelor's Degree)
- 4+ years of related experience (with Master's Degree)
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree
- Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree
Salary/Compensations
- $154,900.00 - $225,300.00 (U.S. and/or Canada)
- $154,900.00 - $259,100.00 (New York City Metro Area)
- $136,500.00 - $228,300.00 (Non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short-term disability coverage
- Long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 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 (non-exempt employees)
- Flexible vacation time off program (exempt employees)
- 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
- Additional paid time away for critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- Annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
- Performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)
About the Company
- Cisco is revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era and beyond.
- Cisco has been innovating for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.
- Cisco's solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- The company fosters experimentation and creates meaningful solutions.
- Cisco has a worldwide network of doers and experts, offering limitless opportunities to grow and build.
- The company emphasizes teamwork, collaboration, and empathy to achieve large-scale impact.
