FPGA Design Technical Leader

123 Cisco Systems (India) Private Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems Bengaluru is seeking a senior FPGA designer with 15+ years in EE/EC to design, implement and verify FPGA blocks across data-path and control-path.

You will work with Xilinx, Altera/Intel and Microsemi devices, craft RTL in Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog, and use Vivado, Quartus and Libero to meet timing.

Collaborating with hardware, software, diagnostics and signal integrity teams, you will mentor junior engineers and drive project execution in a globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• Requires 15+ years of FPGA design experience with MTech/BTech in EE/EC.
• Proficiency with HDL languages (Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog).
• Hands-on experience with FPGA vendor tools like Vivado, Quartus and Libero.
• Experience with Ethernet protocols, PCIe, AXI, memory controllers, OTN, I2C, SPI, UART.
• Familiarity with UVM and VMM is a plus.
• Basic Unix system and scripting knowledge.
• Lead and mentor junior design engineers and drive project execution.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGAs.
• Participate in architecture definition, implementation and verification phases.
• Develop detailed design specifications and test plans.
• Develop block level RTL, perform synthesis and timing closure.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, diagnostics and signal integrity teams.
• Assist in lab bring-up, integration and unit test validation.
• Promote knowledge sharing and design process improvements within the team.

Skills

HDL languages: Verilog, VHDL, SystemV

Unix/Linux scripting

Lead and mentor engineers

HDL/FPGA architecture understanding

Education

MTech/BE in EE/EC

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Xilinx FPGAs

Altera/Intel FPGAs

Microsemi FPGAs

Job description

Meet the Team We are part of the Common Hardware Group, with our team specializing in FPGA development. Our work spans both sophisticated data-path and challenging control-path FPGAs. The design process includes crafting the FPGA functional specification document, RTL coding, image generation and validation. We leverage industry-standard tools for FPGA design, incorporating various quality metrics to ensure a robust process. Our ultimate goal is to deliver bug-free RTL for first-pass success on the board. Additionally, we collaborate closely with our remote teams based in US and Italy.

Your Impact

• Design and implementation of FPGAs.
• Participate in the architecture definition, implementation and verification phases.
• Detailed design specification and test plan development.
• Develop and implement block level RTL, perform synthesis and achieve timing closure.
• Work with multi-functional teams (hardware, software, diagnostics and signal integrity groups).
• Assist in complex subsystem level lab bring-up, integration, and unit test validation.
• Contribution to the design process adoption with in the team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Educational Background: Requires 15+ years of experience in FPGA designs with MTech/BTech in EE/EC domain.
• Experienced in crafting with Xilinx, Altera and Microsemi FPGAs or Proficiency in HDL languages (Verilog, VHDL and System Verilog)
• Hands on experience with FPGA vendor tools like Vivado, Quartus and Libero
• Hands-on experience with Ethernet based protocols, PCIe, AXI, memory controllers, OTN, I2C, SPI, UART etc.
• Familiarity with simulation flow like UVM and VMM will be an added advantage.
• Basic knowledge on Unix system and script tool.
• Promote continuous improvement in design methodologies and processes Lead and mentor junior design engineers, offer technical guidance, and drive successful project execution Facilitates/encourages knowledge sharing in the team (e.g., brownbags, demos, design sessions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge on the signal integrity and system bring-up.
• Good English written and verbal communications.
• Self-motivation, partnership and strong interpersonal skills are needed.

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 solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.