Hardware Validation; Power Engineer

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This position is based onsite at our Milpitas, CA location.

Be part of the Service Provider Hardware Team inside Cisco's Common Hardware Group (CHG). This team develops the groundbreaking routers deployed in Service Providers and Data Centers worldwide.

As a Hardware Engineer on the Hardware Design Validation Test (DVT) team, you will be a critical member of the PDVT (Power-DVT). You collaborate closely with multi-functional teams (Hardware Development, Diagnostics/Software Development, Mechanical, SI, Power, Thermal, Compliance, and Manufacturing). Through these close partnerships you will deliver best-in-class products and solutions to our customers and drive continual improvements on the team.

• Contribute to a project team of engineers involved in the design, development, and testing of pioneering hardware.

• Execute complex unit and system level testing, debug, isolation, analyze sophisticated problems, and help facilitate the root cause, resolution, and closure.

• Perform front end power (FEP) and board mounted power (BMP) qualification at the component and at the system level.

• Perform analysis of system power, current, voltage drop, power stability, etc. and complete measurements.

• Perform in depth fault isolation, provide detailed issue mitigation, and drive issues to closure.

• Support Design Engineers and provide feedback on complex issues at unit or system level.

• Support the root cause field issues, support customer escalation, and fix verification.

• Bachelor's in electrical or computer engineering with 2+ years of related experience or equivalent experience.

• Experience with Hardware Validation (Power or Electrical).

• Experience with Debugging High End Routers or Switches.

• Experience with Electrical Test and Measurement Equipment - oscilloscopes, power supplies, power analyzers and meters, AC power sources, DC electronic loads, traffic generators, switches, routers, environment chambers

• Knowledge of fundamental hardware blocks & subsystems - NPU, PHY, CPU, High speed signaling and clocking, fundamental signal integrity, and power design methodologies

• Very comfortable in a Unix environment.

• Understanding of L2/L3 routing and switching.

• Understanding of LAN/WAN topologies, basic router and switch configurations using IPV4/IPv6/MPLS/VRF.

• Some scripting language exposure TCL, Python, Perl, or any other automation tools.

• Ability to lift heavy loads.

At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond. 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. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

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 work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

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.

U.S. employees are offered benefits,…