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# Hardware Engineer I (Full-Time) - United States

- **Company:** Cisco Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $95,800.0 - $139,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Altium Designer, Data Analysis, Arduino, C++ (Programming Language), Network Analysis, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Raspberry Pi, Cadence Virtuoso, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Scripting, PIC Microcontroller, Hfss, Hardware Testing, Mentor Graphics, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/396338BFEDED411DA4E4CAEF41356FBB/job/

## About the Role

* Meet one of the following (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months ):

 - A Bachelor's degree with 0 years of work experience ; or

 - An educational or workforce development program (e.g., Associate's, Apprenticeship, Boot camp, or Certification) with 1 year of work experience ; or

 - High school diploma (or equivalent) with 2 years of work experience.
 * Qualifying education and work experience should be in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related program, or holders of equivalent academic certifications.
 * Familiarity with hardware description languages (e.g., Verilog, VHDL) and/or PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, Cadence, Mentor Graphics).
 * Foundational knowledge of embedded systems and microcontrollers.
 * Familiarity with scripting or programming languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C/C++) for automating test or data analysis tasks.

**Preferred Qualifications **

 * Experience with hardware prototyping (e.g., breadboards, FPGAs, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or similar platforms).
 * Familiarity with signal and power integrity concepts and tools.
 * Exposure to hardware validation and debugging in a team or project setting.
 * Experience with simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, HyperLynx, HFSS) for circuit analysis or electromagnetic modeling.
 * Experience working in multi-functional teams (e.g., collaborating with software, manufacturing, or mechanical engineers).