San Jose, California, United States
Onsite
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Welcome to the Post-Silicon Validation Team at Cisco! Our group offers a unique combination of a startup culture with the benefits of working for the leading networking company in the world. You will engage in dynamic collaboration with verification engineers, designers, and cross-functional teams, working together to ensure the successful verification of the ASIC throughout its lifecycle.
Operating at the forefront of technology, we work with cutting-edge, high-speed, and power-hungry devices. Our small, but highly influential team thrives in this challenging environment, leveraging our expertise to impact the future of networking technology. With a commitment to excellence and a passion transformative technology, we are shaping the future of high-performance Networking and delivering unparalleled value in every project we undertake. Join us and be a part of a team where professionalism meets impact
We are seeking a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer with a strong interest in hands-on, lab-intensive hardware validation to support testing and debug of networking silicon. This role is heavily focused on working in silicon validation labs, bringing up new hardware, performing detailed electrical and protocol measurements, and owning root-cause analysis of silicon and board-level issues. The position offers extensive exposure to networking silicon, high-speed interfaces, and cross-functional team collaboration.
Perform hands-on post-silicon electrical validation in lab environments for networking ASICs, and evaluation platforms
Support early-silicon bring-up activities
Execute detailed hardware validation plans covering functionality charactarization, performance, and reliability
Set up, configure, and maintain lab benches, boards and test equipment
Assist with power-on, reset sequencing, clock bring-up, and strap configuration
Perform voltage, current, and signal integrity measurements
Capture and analyze waveforms, eye diagrams, jitter, PDN measurements and error metrics
Help isolate silicon, board, or signal integrity issues under guidance
Validate Ethernet MAC/PHY and high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and SerDes
Assist with link training, lane margining, and BER testing
Support packet-level validation using traffic generators and protocol analyzers
Operate oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, VNAs, protocol analyzers, and multimeters
Use lab automation tools and scripts to control equipment and capture data
Use thermal chambers and chillers to perform temperature related tests
Perform minor soldering re-work on test boards.
Follow ESD, safety, and lab best practices at all times
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with a minimum 3 years of experience (internships, co-ops, or academic lab experience acceptable)
Prior experience in electronics, digital logic, and signal integrity concepts
Experience in schematics/Layout files and understand board-level designs
Experience with silicon bring-up or hardware validation labs
Experience with: DDR5, USB3.0, SGMII, PCIe Gen3.x, USB2.0, eMMC, SPI, MDIO, I2C, UART.
Exposure to Ethernet, PCIe, or SerDes testing
Experience with high-speed measurement techniques (eye diagrams, BER, jitter)
Experience for lab automation (Python)
Understanding of networking fundamentals and packet-based systems
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.
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 certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.
U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:
.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;
1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$152,500.00 - $252,000.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$135,800.00 - $224,400.00* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.
** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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