Senior FPGA Engineer — Data Center Networking

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking an FPGA Engineer to design and implement high-performance hardware for data center switching products. You will work on RTL development, timing closure, and lab verification in a collaborative team.

The role requires strong Verilog/SystemVerilog skills, experience with Vivado/Quartus/Libero, and ability to operate in a Linux environment, with cross-functional collaboration across design, diagnostics, and external vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 7+ years of experience or master’s degree with 4+ years.
• Experience in full-lifecycle FPGA design.
• Experience writing structured, reusable, and optimized Verilog.
• Expertise with vendor toolchains, such as Vivado, Quartus or Libero.
• Experience with timing closure and writing timing constraints.
• Experience with lab work using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, programming dongles and their SW apps

Responsibilities

• Design FPGA architecture and RTL development from concept to production.
• Guide in solution verification and ensure quality standards.
• Work cross-functionally with system designers and external vendors.
• Perform timing closure, simulation, and hardware lab debugging.

Skills

FPGA design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Scripting (shell, Python, Tcl)

Linux environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Libero

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking an FPGA Engineer to design and implement high-performance hardware for data center switching products. You will work on RTL development, timing closure, and lab verification in a collaborative team.

The role requires strong Verilog/SystemVerilog skills, experience with Vivado/Quartus/Libero, and ability to operate in a Linux environment, with cross-functional collaboration across design, diagnostics, and external vendors.