Hardware Engineer (Remote)

Cisco is a leading technology company focused on data and infrastructure security. They are seeking a proactive hardware engineer to design and implement security features for their products, working within the Hardware & Firmware Security Team.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, developing, documenting, and testing hardware or combined hardware and firmware-based security technologies on CPU evaluation platforms and Cisco products
• Assisting internal product teams by deploying hardware and software security technologies
• Developing documentation, proof of concepts, reference code, and scripts to facilitate adoption and verification of security technologies
• Participating in, and contributing to, hardware architecture, design, specifications, and HDL code reviews

Requirements:

• B.S. with 2 years' experience or M.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience with FPGA design and/or verification, using Verilog Hardware Description Language
• Experience with embedded CPU systems along with hardware debug and test in a lab environment
• Strong troubleshooting skills and experience with board level bring-up using hardware debug tools and lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and evaluation boards)
• Experience with x86 and ARM CPUs and boot architecture / bootstrap code
• Scripting language experience for automation using Python or Linux shell scripts
• Experience with security related design principles, methods, and architecture
• Experience with Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards, algorithms, and encryption techniques, with implementation experience in embedded products