Hardware Security Engineer — Embedded & Firmware

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, seeks an experienced Hardware Engineer to architect, design, implement, and test security features across Cisco products.

The role emphasizes hardware and firmware security, HDL verification, and collaboration with product teams. The HFST team values initiative, deep embedded knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience (or M.S. with 3+ years).
• HDL Design & Verification experience in HDL (FPGA/ASIC) design or verification (e.g. Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog).
• Board-level bring-up and debug using hardware debug tools and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD, evaluation boards).

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, documenting, and testing hardware or combined hardware and firmware-based security technologies on CPU evaluation platforms and Cisco products.
• Assisting internal product teams deploying hardware and software security technologies.
• Educating product teams on HW security concepts and best practices.
• Developing documentation, proof of concepts, reference code, and scripts to facilitate adoption and verification of security technologies.
• Participating in hardware architecture, design, specifications, and HDL code reviews.

Skills

HDL Design & Verification

Troubleshooting & Lab Bring-Up

CPU Architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Raleigh, North Carolina, seeks an experienced Hardware Engineer to architect, design, implement, and test security features across Cisco products.

The role emphasizes hardware and firmware security, HDL verification, and collaboration with product teams. The HFST team values initiative, deep embedded knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects in a hybrid environment.