As a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer at Cisco’s Post-Silicon Validation Team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful verification of networking ASICs through hands-on lab work and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Your day-to-day responsibilities include setting up and configuring lab environments for new hardware bring-up, executing detailed validation plans to test functionality, performance, and reliability, and performing electrical measurements such as voltage, current, and signal integrity analysis. You will also assist in isolating issues related to silicon or board-level problems, validate high-speed interfaces like PCIe and SerDes, and use tools like oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers for testing. The ideal candidate has a background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with experience in electronics, digital logic, and signal integrity concepts, as well as familiarity with lab automation using Python scripts and high-speed measurement techniques. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge networking technology at scale, impacting the future of high-performance networking solutions.
Perform hands-on electrical validation of networking ASICs in lab environments.
Execute detailed hardware validation plans for functionality, performance, and reliability.
Set up and maintain lab benches, boards, and test equipment for silicon validation.
Capture and analyze waveforms, eye diagrams, jitter, PDN measurements, and error metrics.
Validate Ethernet MAC/PHY and high-speed interfaces like PCIe and SerDes in labs.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 3 years of experience.
Experience in electronics, digital logic, and signal integrity concepts.
Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up or hardware validation labs.
Proficiency in high-speed interface testing (DDR5, USB3.0, PCIe Gen3.x, etc.).
Expertise in high-speed measurement techniques including eye diagrams, BER, jitter.
Experience with lab automation tools and scripting languages like Python.
Understanding of networking fundamentals and packet-based systems.
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$152,500–$219,200
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$141,530–$219,200
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Cisco Systems is the world''s leading networking technology company, designing and manufacturing networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and cybersecurity solutions for businesses and governments. Industry: Networking Technology & Cybersecurity
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