Meet the Team
We are the EDA Tools and Libraries team dedicated to supporting all Hardware Design teams at Cisco. Our mission is to empower our customers to deliver high-quality products within fast-paced development cycles, meeting demanding schedules and stringent performance requirements. By streamlining and optimizing the design process, we enable our customers to focus on innovation and product excellence.
Your Impact
• Install, configure, and maintain EDA tool suites from major vendors (e.g., Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor/Siemens, Ansys).
• Administer license servers (FlexLM/FlexNet) and monitor usage to ensure compliance and optimize license availability for global teams.
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for hardware engineers, resolving issues related to tool crashes, tool installation issues, and environment configurations.
• Develop and maintain scripts (Python, Tcl, Perl, or Bash) to automate repetitive tasks, integrate different tools into a unified design flow, and improve productivity.
• Work closely with IT and CAD teams to optimize tool performance on Linux-based compute clusters and manage large-scale data storage requirements.
• Open and track technical support cases with EDA vendors, advocating for bug fixes and feature enhancements required by our design teams.
• Create and maintain "How-To" guides, environment setup procedures, and best practice documentation for the engineering community.
Minimum Qualifications
• 3–6 years of experience in EDA tool support or a CAD/CAE engineering environment.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix operating systems and shell scripting.
• Experience managing FlexLM or similar license management software.
• Proficiency in using AI tools in day-to-day work, including scripting, communicatrion, and debugging.
• Solid understanding of one or more scripting languages - Perl, Python, TCL, bash, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) workload managers like LSF (Load Sharing Facility), Slurm or Grid Engine.
• Familiarity with revision control systems such as Git, Perforce, or CVS.
• Windows experience: Some Microsoft Windows administration experience would be a plus.
Soft Skills
• Analytical Thinking: Strong diagnostic skills to identify root causes in complex software environments.
• Customer Focus: A service-oriented mindset with the ability to communicate technical solutions to non-IT staff.
• Adaptability: Ability to stay current with rapidly evolving EDA technologies and methodologies.
• Detail Oriented: Ability to perform repetitive tasks with accuracy and speed.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
Why Cisco?
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.
Disclaimer
To ensure that we hire the best talent in the right way, we follow a strict hiring process and recently, Cisco has been made aware of fraudulent recruiters claiming to be from the company. Please be advised that any communication from Cisco about careers will:
- be in direct response to an application you have submitted through the company career site
- begin with screening or an interview
- originate from a Cisco email address, and
- be conducted across email, phone, or WebEx
Cisco will never make a job offer without conducting an interview process or ask you for money in any way. If you have been requested to apply for a role or have received an offer from a site other than https://careers.cisco.com or cisco.wd5.myworkday.com, do not provide any personal identifying information, including your Aadhaar or other personal identifying number, birth certificate, banking information, driver's license, or passport.
If you are the target of a recruiting scam, consider filing a report with your local law enforcement authorities. Cisco bears no responsibility, and cannot be held liable, for any claims, damages, expenses, or other inconvenience resulting from or in any way connected to recruiting scams.
Skills Required
- 3–6 years of experience in EDA tool support or a CAD/CAE engineering environment
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Strong proficiency with Linux/Unix operating systems and shell scripting
- Experience managing FlexLM or similar license management software
- Proficiency using AI tools for scripting, communication, and debugging
- Solid understanding of at least one scripting language, such as Perl, Python, Tcl, or Bash
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
- Experience with HPC workload managers such as LSF, Slurm, or Grid Engine
- Familiarity with revision control systems such as Git, Perforce, or CVS
- Microsoft Windows administration experience
- Strong diagnostic and analytical skills
- Customer-focused, adaptable, and detail-oriented approach
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
Cisco Insights
What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
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