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Hardware Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$91.9K - $121.8K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Hardware Engineer
Cisco
Role Description The successful applicant will be performing work on US Government classified environments, and therefore, must be a U.S. Person (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee). This position may also perform work that the U.S. government has specified can only be performed by a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil. The HFST seeks an energetic, proactive hardware engineer to design, implement, test and support security features & solutions. This position provides an opportunity to grow and learn in the product development security space. We are seeking someone who has skills in hardware development, as well as experience working with embedded processor-based systems. - Responsibilities are focused on the development and deployment of hardware and firmware-based security technologies that improve the trustworthiness of Cisco products. - This is a multifaceted role including: - Development activities within the Hardware & Firmware Security Team - Applications engineering activities serving the product teams that are deploying security technologies - Assessment of system architectures and components for security capabilities and/or vulnerabilities - Education to increase the security awareness of others - The successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in an environment with many concurrent activities and be able to prioritize and manage concurrent tasks. - Since security threats are dynamic and constantly evolving, the role will also require: - Ongoing education to improve security knowledge and awareness - Investigation of new security threats and technologies to address them - Evaluation of security solutions - 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. Qualifications - 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 Requirements - 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. Benefits - Medical, dental and vision insurance - 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution - Paid parental leave - Short and long-term disability coverage - Basic life insurance - 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees - 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco - 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees - Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees - 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter - Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
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