Embedded Systems Lead: Kernel & Drivers (Milpitas Onsite)

Cisco Systems, Inc; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 187,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) plan with company matching

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA, is seeking an experienced engineer to architect, design, and develop Diagnostics for Core and Edge routing products.

You will work on kernel and user-space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals, and contribute to software test plans. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across silicon, engineering, product management, and operations to validate software, debug prototypes, and lead technical reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with at least 8 years experience or Master’s degree with 6+ years.
• Proficient in C, C++, and Python with production-level coding experience.
• Background in hardware and device driver development, Linux bring-up experience.
• Experience debugging embedded systems and drivers for I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, GPIO.
• Knowledge of multi-threading, event handling, and state machines in high bandwidth data processing.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop Diagnostics for Cisco Core and Edge routing products.
• Design, develop, and test kernel and user-space drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
• Develop and execute software test plans and collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes.
• Lead technical reviews and drive discussions across teams.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Linux driver development

Multi-threading & state machines

Networking protocols

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in EE/CS or related

Tools

Linux kernel

Device drivers

GDB / debugging tools

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA, is seeking an experienced engineer to architect, design, and develop Diagnostics for Core and Edge routing products.

You will work on kernel and user-space device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals, and contribute to software test plans. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams across silicon, engineering, product management, and operations to validate software, debug prototypes, and lead technical reviews.