PHY System
Cisco · Caesarea, Israel · Product and Engineering
About this role
Cisco is hiring a senior-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in Caesarea, Israel. The posting calls out experience with Python, Embedded Systems and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Caesarea, Israel
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- Product and Engineering
- Posted
- Dec 10, 2025
Job description
from Cisco careersJob Description
Join the PHY system team at Cisco Silicon One, a pivotal part of Cisco’s silicon development. Our team focuses on the PHY and system aspects of our devices, including PHY firmware, calibrations, system definitions, operations, and post-silicon validation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Working with the latest silicon technologies and processes to build large-scale, complex devices at the forefront of feasibility.
- Contributing to the development of PHY firmware and system calibrations.
- Participating in system definitions, operations, and post-silicon validation activities.
What You’ll Do:
You’ll be part of the group driving next-generation network devices—Cisco Silicon One™—within a startup-like atmosphere inside a well-established, leading corporation.
Our unique design center integrates all silicon hardware and software development disciplines under one roof. We are revolutionizing the industry by building a new internet for the 5G era, with a unified, programmable silicon architecture that will underpin Cisco's future routing products. Our devices are designed for adaptability across service providers and web-scale markets, delivering high speed without compromising programmability, buffering, power efficiency, scale, or feature flexibility.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Education: B.Sc/M.Sc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science from a top university.
- 3+ years of relevant experience required
- System Orientation: Strong multi-disciplinary approach with multitasking capabilities.
- Major Advantage: Specialization in Communication and Signal Processing.
- Experience: Hands-on experience with lab work is advantageous.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in C++, Python, and Matlab is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
Varies based on the team and business needs
Preferred Qualifications are desired education E
Experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications
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