Meet the Team
We are part of Cisco’s Common Hardware Group, specializing in hardware system development for Service Provider routers. Our team focuses on delivering high-quality, power-effective hardware using advanced SERDES technology at industry-leading bit rates. We manage the entire hardware lifecycle—from definition and design to qualification, release, and sustaining—collaborating with internal teams and vendors to address complex challenges.
Your Impact
- Capture schematics using Cadence/Allegro
- Collaborate with ASIC, FPGA, and Software teams for hardware bring-up
- Support for product qualification
- Debug issues in the lab and analyse system logs
- Support cross-functional teams for product sustaining
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors/master’s in Electrical or Electronics Engineering
- 5-10 years’ experience in system level development preferably in the server/computer/network industry
- Experience in Ethernet, high speed SERDES (>25G) interfaces, high speed design and signal integrity
- Experience in X86 architecture,
and a very good understanding of control interfaces such as PCIe, MDIO, SPI, I2C
- Experience in designing with DDR5 and SSD memory devices
- Hands on board design knowledge, familiar with design tools including Cadence Concept and Allegro
- Experience with hardware bring up and design validation of products
- Prior experience with shipping products in troubleshooting field issues and Failure Analysis
- Fluency in writing test script for design and test automation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge on the signal integrity and system thermal design
- Basic scripting skill for test automation
- Good English written and verbal communications.
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These so