mid software engineering Hardware Engineer ic 5+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Mar 12, 2026
$152,500 – $219,200
USD per year

About this role

Cisco is hiring a mid-level Hardware Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Networking, Testing and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $152,500–$219,200 per year.

Role
Hardware Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Jose, CA
Experience
5+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Department
Product and Engineering
Posted
Mar 12, 2026
AI Summary
ASIC Design Verification Engineer architecting and developing verification infrastructure for complex networking chips. Requires 5+ years ASIC experience with SystemVerilog/UVM, building test benches from scratch, and scripting in Perl/Python. Will collaborate on design verification, test planning, and post-silicon debugging for Cisco's data center solutions.

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Job description

from Cisco careers
The application window is expected to close on: 04/02/2026

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.


Meet the Team
 

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design networking hardware for enterprises, service providers, the public sector, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. As part of the team behind Cisco Silicon One—the industry’s only unified silicon architecture spanning top-of-rack switches to web-scale data centers—you’ll help shape Cisco’s groundbreaking solutions by designing, developing, and testing some of the most advanced ASICs in the industry.
 

Your Impact
 

As an ASIC Design Verification Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing Cisco’s revolutionary data center solutions. You’ll architect and develop DV infrastructure, create and execute comprehensive test plans, and ensure robust verification and coverage for complex chips. Your collaboration with designers, architects, and software teams will help guarantee seamless integration and optimal performance of Cisco’s hardware platforms. You will:

  • Architect, develop, and maintain block, cluster, and top-level Design Verification (DV) environment infrastructure
  • Build DV environments from scratch for block and cluster levels
  • Develop, implement, and enhance test plans and tests for block and cluster verification, using both constraint-random and directed stimulus
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