ASIC System Validation Engineer (Networking)

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a System Level Test Engineer to validate and ensure the quality of next-generation networking platforms, including switches, routers, and data center systems.

You will execute end-to-end validation across hardware, firmware, and software stacks, develop automated test frameworks, and build scalable validation environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify risks and resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 2+ years of experience in system validation, system-level test, bench validation, product engineering, post-silicon validation, or HW/SW integration.
• Hands-on experience developing and executing functional, stress, regression, and system-level test plans, including the ability to analyze test results, identify failure patterns, and independently resolve assigned issues.
• Experience with bench debug using oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, power supplies, or similar lab equipment, and system-level root-cause analysis across hardware, firmware, software, and test infrastructure.
• Experience with Python or similar scripting/programming languages for test automation, log analysis, and data processing, along with experience using Linux-based systems and diagnostic/debug tools.
• Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, routing, and switching.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end system validation across hardware, firmware, and software stacks.
• Define and execute system-level validation strategies for complex networking platforms.
• Develop automated test frameworks and build scalable validation environments.
• Design and execute tests for throughput, latency, and scale limits; perform root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify system-level risks and resolve issues.

Skills

System validation

Bench validation

Python

Linux

Networking basics

Oscilloscope

DMM

Logic analyzers

Test automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Logic analyzers

Power supplies

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a System Level Test Engineer to validate and ensure the quality of next-generation networking platforms, including switches, routers, and data center systems.

You will execute end-to-end validation across hardware, firmware, and software stacks, develop automated test frameworks, and build scalable validation environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify risks and resolve issues.