Firmware Engineer

Job Title: Embedded/Firmware Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)

Client: Cisco Systems

Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract

Job Summary:

Cisco Systems is seeking an experienced Embedded/Firmware Engineer to support the bring-up, validation, and diagnostics development of next-generation networking platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Embedded C programming, bare-metal software development, hardware bring-up, and low-level debuggin

g.This role involves close collaboration with hardware, ASIC, and platform design teams to enable and validate new hardware designs and custom network switch ASIC

Key Responsibiliti es:

• Develop and maintain embedded firmware in C for networking platfo
• rms.Perform board bring-up and hardware validation for new platform desi
• gns.Work closely with hardware engineers to debug and resolve system-level iss
• ues.Develop diagnostic and validation software for platform test
• ing.Collaborate with ASIC teams during custom network switch ASIC bring-up activit
• ies.Analyze hardware schematics, component datasheets, and technical documentat
• ion.Debug low-level hardware/software integration iss
• ues.Support system testing, troubleshooting, and platform verificat

Required Qualificat ions:

• Minimum 4 years of experience programming
• in C.Strong experience with Embedded Software/Firmware Develo
• pment.Hands-on experience with Bare Metal progra
• mming.Experience with board bring-up, hardware validation, and debu
• gging.Strong understanding of embedded systems archite
• cture.Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics, component datasheets, and user ma
• nuals.Experience working with x86 processor-based plat
• forms.Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualific ations:

• Experience with networking or telecom p
• roducts.Familiarity with custom ASIC bring-up and val
• idation.Experience developing manufacturing or platform diag
• nostics.Exposure to bootloaders, low-level drivers, and hardware interfaces.