FPGA Hardware Engineer

About the Team

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers of various sizes, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service providers, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Take networking system requirements and map them into functional blocks for FPGA implementation.
• Work with cross-functional teams to address development requirements.
• Participate in validation of the system and release to manufacturing.
• Design control path FPGAs for the ASR8000 routers.
• Interface with Diagnostics, Software, Board design, Manufacturing, and Hardware Qualification teams to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Write RTL code, run simulations, address timing and other constraints, and generate programming files.
• Resolve system-level issues with multiple teams.
• Lead meetings, drive issues to resolution, and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree and 7+ years of related experience, or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant degree and 4+ years of related experience.
• FPGA or ASIC development experience from specification to production.
• Experience with Verilog/System Verilog RTL coding.
• Experience with industry-leading FPGA devices and tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recent experience with UVM and/or VMM Verification methodology.
• Experience with high-speed design debug.
• Experience with advanced microprocessor-based design.
• Low-level networking card debug experience.
• Experience with CPU-based peripherals architecture.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era—and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $154,900.00 to $225,300.00 for new hires in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for specific locations is listed below:

• New York City Metro Area: $154,900.00 - $259,100.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $136,500.00 - $228,300.00

For quota-based sales roles, the ranges include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment.
• Paid time away:
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday.
  • Paid year-end holiday shutdown.
  • 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
  • Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period.
  • Exempt employees: Flexible vacation time off program with no defined limit (subject to business limitations).
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
  • Additional paid time away for critical or emergency family issues.
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• Eligibility for annual bonuses (non-sales roles).
• Sales roles: Performance-based incentive pay split between quota and non-quota components.

Schedule

This is an onsite role requiring work from the Milpitas office location at least 4 days per week.