Senior Hardware Systems Architect, High‑Speed Networking

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 282,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to design the Cisco 8000 series routers, focusing on high-speed Serdes-based implementations and end-to-end hardware development from architecture to release to manufacturing.

You will work with multiple teams, drive design validation, and contribute to test plans and lab bring-up for cutting-edge routing hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of experience, or Master's degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 3 years in hardware system level development.
• Experience with high speed design for Ethernet or PCIe.
• Experience collaborating with peer teams such as: Manufacturing, Software, Mechanical, or Signal Integrity.
• Experience in Board Design using industry standard tools such as Concept, Allegro, or equivalent tools.
• Experience with lab bring up and hardware design validation of products.

Responsibilities

• Designing the hardware for the Cisco 8000 series routers to deliver the best quality and best power efficiency using groundbreaking Serdes technology at the highest bit rates possible.
• Drive hardware product life cycle development including architecture, detailed design, bring up, debug, Hardware Qualification, Release to Manufacturing, sustaining support and field failure support
• Use Cadence/Allegro to develop and collect schematics
• Guide layout and routing phase of the design
• Write hardware specs, develop test plans, bring up hardware with ASIC teams
• Debug issues the lab using analyzers, scopes
• Collaborate multi-functionally with architects, developers, and vendors within Cisco throughout the product development life cycle, solving sophisticated problems along the way.

Skills

High-speed design

Ethernet

PCIe

Lab bring-up

Board design

Cadence

Allegro

Concept

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Concept

Allegro

Cadence

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Milpitas, CA is seeking an experienced hardware engineer to design the Cisco 8000 series routers, focusing on high-speed Serdes-based implementations and end-to-end hardware development from architecture to release to manufacturing.

You will work with multiple teams, drive design validation, and contribute to test plans and lab bring-up for cutting-edge routing hardware.