Cisco
Hardware Engineer Hybrid
RTP, North Carolina, US · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$116k-$163kDetected 3 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsLinuxCybersecurityFPGAVHDLVerilogEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignCisco
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59Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level III)83
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation
Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 4 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.
Green-card follow-through: 93%
Of 517 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 34 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 485 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.
Files H-1B transfers
363 transfer filings in the last year, covering 1371 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.
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About the role
- Meet the Team The Security & Trust Organization (S&TO) has corporate-level responsibility for customer data protection and compliance, corporate information protection, and government and product security.
- Join us and help us become the #1 Trusted IT Company in the World.
- Within Foundational Security, the Hardware & Firmware Security Team (HFST) focuses on security solutions implemented at the hardware and firmware level.
Responsibilities
- The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in an environment with many concurrent activities and be able to prioritize and manage concurrent tasks independently.
- 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.
- 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 make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale.
- HDL Design & Verification:
- Prior experience in HDL (FPGA/ASIC) design or verification (e.g. Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog) ·
- Background in security-related design principles, threat modeling, and secure hardware architecture. ·
Requirements
- In this role, you will apply your hardware engineering expertise and embedded systems knowledge to tackle sophisticated hardware security challenges.
- B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field with 5+ years of relevant experience (or M.S. with 3+ years of experience). ·
- Prior experience with board-level bring-up and debug using hardware debug tools and lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, JTAG/SWD, and evaluation boards).
- Experience with x86 and ARM CPU architectures, boot flow, and bootstrap / firmware execution. ·
Compensation
- Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada: The starting salary range posted for this position is $115,800.00 to $163,200.00 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 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 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.
- 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
Company info
- Security is a key concern of our customers and a top investment area for Cisco.
- At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond.
- These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
- We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ce) The successful applicant will be performing work on US Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i
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