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Meet the Team
We are the EDA Tools and Libraries team dedicated to supporting all Hardware Design teams at Cisco. Our mission is to empower our customers to deliver high-quality products within fast-paced development cycles, meeting demanding schedules and stringent performance requirements. By streamlining and optimizing the design process, we enable our customers to focus on innovation and product excellence.

Your Impact
• Install, configure, and maintain EDA tool suites from major vendors (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor/Siemens, Ansys).
• Administer license servers (FlexLM/FlexNet) and monitor usage to ensure compliance and optimize license availability for global teams.
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for hardware engineers, resolving issues related to tool crashes, tool installation issues, and environment configurations.
• Develop and maintain scripts (Python, Tcl, Perl, or Bash)



to automate repetitive tasks, integrate different tools into a unified design flow, and improve productivity.
• Work closely with IT and CAD teams to optimize tool performance on Linux-based compute clusters and manage large-scale data storage requirements.
• Open and track technical support cases with EDA vendors, advocating for bug fixes and feature enhancements required by our design teams.
• Create and maintain "How-To" guides, environment setup procedures, and best practice documentation for the engineering community.

Minimum Qualifications
• 3–6 years of experience in EDA tool support or a CAD/CAE engineering setting.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix operating systems and shell scripting.
• Experience managing FlexLM or similar license management software.
• Proficiency in using AI tools in day-to-day

📌 Hardware Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Cisco
📍 Bengaluru