Senior Embedded Systems Technical Lead (Onsite Milpitas)

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

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to architect and develop diagnostics for core and edge routing platforms.

This role focuses on kernel and user-space driver development for FPGA and networking peripherals, with emphasis on embedded systems and high-bandwidth data processing. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to validate prototypes, run rigorous tests, and lead technical reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field with relevant experience.
• Production-level code in C/C++ and Python required.
• Hardware and device driver development with Linux bring-up experience required.
• Embedded systems and device drivers for I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, GPIO exposure.
• Experience with multi-threading 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 device drivers for FPGA and networking peripherals.
• Develop and execute software test plans.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug prototypes and validate software.
• Lead technical reviews and discussions across teams.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

Embedded systems

Device drivers

Multi-threading

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CS

Master's degree in related field

Tools

GDB

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking an experienced engineer to architect and develop diagnostics for core and edge routing platforms.

This role focuses on kernel and user-space driver development for FPGA and networking peripherals, with emphasis on embedded systems and high-bandwidth data processing. You will collaborate with hardware, software, and product teams to validate prototypes, run rigorous tests, and lead technical reviews.