senior software engineering Hardware Engineer ic Master's · Posted Dec 15, 2025

About this role

Cisco is hiring a senior-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in Caesarea, Israel. The posting calls out experience with Frontend Development. Listed education preference: a master's degree or equivalent.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Caesarea, Israel
Education
Master's degree
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
Dec 15, 2025
AI Summary
Senior hardware engineer designing and implementing RTL for Cisco's advanced silicon chips. Requires B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering with RTL design experience and UVM/functional verification knowledge. Responsibilities include micro-architecture specifications, timing closure, verification collaboration, and post-silicon validation.

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Job description

from Cisco careers

Meet the Team
Join the Cisco Silicon One Front-End Design team, at the core of Cisco’s silicon development. Our engineers cover the full spectrum of chip design: definition, architecture, micro-architecture, RTL design, verification, signoff, and validation.
We leverage cutting-edge silicon technologies and methodologies to develop the largest-scale and most advanced devices, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
Cisco Silicon One™ is transforming the industry with a unified, programmable architecture powering Cisco’s future routing portfolio and shaping the Internet for decades to come.

Your Impact

  • Write and review micro-architecture specifications
  • Implement RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) to meet timing, performance, and power requirements
  • Contribute to full chip integration, timing methodology, and analysis
  • Collaborate with verification engineers to resolve bugs and achieve coverage closure
  • Work with the physical design team to close timing and PnR issues
  • Support design methodology evolution and best practices
  • Perform debug, root-cause analysis, and post-silicon validation in the lab


Minimum Qualifications

  • B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from a top university
  • RTL design experience
  • Familiarity with UVM and functional verification methodologies


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with MATLAB simulations and bit-exact modeling environments
  • Familiarity with mixed-signal systems and environments
  • Knowledge and hands-on experience with Clock Domain Crossing (CDC)
     

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