HW Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

How We Are

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design networking hardware for enterprises and service providers of all sizes, as well as the public sector and non-profit organizations worldwide.

Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market, enabling customers to deploy best-of-breed silicon from Top-of-Rack (TOR) switches to web-scale data centers. This architecture supports service providers, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio.

Come join us and help shape Cisco's groundbreaking solutions by designing, developing, and testing some of the most complex ASICs in the industry.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will be part of the Cisco Silicon One Switch ASIC Post-Silicon Electrical Validation (EPSV) team.

• Ensure the ASIC operates according to specifications and reliably over time by performing extensive, high-precision measurements using advanced test equipment and procedures.
• Conduct deep-dive investigations, integrating knowledge across hardware, software, and system domains to identify root causes of observed device behavior.
• Handle all chip validation aspects, including:
• Building validation plans.
• Performing EPSV using advanced test and measurement equipment.
• Writing tests in Python over device SDK.
• Executing tests and analyzing results.

You will gain in-depth knowledge of chip architecture, functionality, and operating modes, enabling you to debug and resolve electrical chip-related issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience in hardware or post-silicon validation.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment performing high-speed, clock, and precise voltage measurements.
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces and high-power DC/DC design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience bringing up ASICs on EVBs with Board Design, FPGA, SerDes, and Software teams.
• Proficiency in debugging issues in the lab using VNA/TDR, oscilloscopes, and phase noise analyzers.
• Experience developing testing environments, performing validation activities, and analyzing data.
• Familiarity with production testing and yield improvement.

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. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.