Cisco
Senior Hardware Engineer - SoC Electrical Failure Analysis (Hybrid)
San Jose, California, US · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$165k-$241kDetected 4 hours ago
PythonC++NLPProduct ManagementElectrical EngineeringCiscoCollaboration
About the role
- The application window is expected to close on: 09/29/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
- This position requires that you live within commuting distance of our San Jose, CA office and commute to the office at least 3-5 days per week.
- Join us to power the future of the digital world.
Responsibilities
- In this highly visible role, you will play a key part in ensuring our products perform reliably, from pre-silicon validation and post-silicon bring-up through manufacturing support, field issue resolution, and ongoing quality and reliability improvements.
- Lead and participate in failure analysis efforts, determining contributing factors and corrective actions
- Lead activities aiming at improving product performance, yield, and reliability
- Validate system-level behavior under real-world networking workloads
Requirements
- Experience in driving SoC failure analysis efforts.
Nice to have
- Experience in brining up complex SoC
- Experience with electrical diagnostics and measurement equipment (Oscilloscopes, VNA, BERT, logic analyzers...)
- Experience in high-speed physical interfaces
- Experience with schematics and layout files for sophisticated electrical systems
- Software development experience with Python, C++ or similar language
- Understanding of networking fundamentals and protocols
- 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.
Compensation
- The starting salary range posted for this position is $165,000.00 to $241,400.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benef
Benefits
- 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.
- 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
- Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.
Company info
- We are seeking a versatile Senior Hardware Engineer to join the team.
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