Cisco Opens Hardware Test Engineer Trainee Role in Bangalore

Cisco Systems is inviting applications for the Hardware Test Engineer Trainee role in Bangalore. This opportunity offers hands-on exposure to board and system bring-up, hardware testing, automation, and validation while working on cutting-edge networking and AI infrastructure technologies.

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Cisco – Hardware Test Engineer Trainee Hiring Details

About Cisco	Cisco
Job Role	Hardware Test Engineer Trainee
Qualification	BE / Diploma in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Experience	Fresher (2025 Graduates)
Salary	₹5 – ₹8 LPA (Expected)
Work Location	Bengaluru
Application Start Date	15 January 2026
Application Deadline	Apply before link expire

Meet the Team

Join Cisco Engineering team to help shape the future of AI and critical infrastructure. As a trainee, you will gain hands-on experience learning impactful projects that design the hardware powering the internet.

You will learn foundational knowledge of computers and networking and elevate it by contributing to one or more of the following product categories: cloud, social, mobile/wireless, video, VoIP, collaboration, web, routing, switching, IPv6, data center, HPC, Telepresence, and many more.

This opportunity will expose you to cutting-edge technologies and allow you to collaborate with experts across diverse domains, helping you build a strong technical foundation and develop skills that are critical for the future of networking and AI infrastructure.

Your Impact

As a Hardware Test Engineer Trainee, you will gain hands-on experience in board and system bring-up, along with problem analysis and troubleshooting to identify and resolve hardware issues.

You will run test scripts and diagnostics on printed circuit boards (PCBs), update systems with new hardware and firmware, and develop an understanding of hardware description languages (HDL) and schematic design processes.

Your role will involve translating hardware schematic designs into layout designs and executing test cases using scripts, sharing test logs, and performing detailed analysis. Additionally, you will engage in various levels of hardware automation, validation, and testing, contributing to the quality and reliability of Cisco’s hardware products.

This learning journey will build your technical skills in hardware testing and automation, preparing you for impactful contributions in hardware engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Board and system bring-up, problem analysis and troubleshooting
Running test scripts and diagnostics on PCBs
Updating systems with new hardware and firmware
Concepts of HDL or other tools to draw schematic design and its process
Translating hardware schematic design into layout design
Execution of test cases using scripts and sharing test logs with analysis
Performing different levels of hardware automation, validation, and testing

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
Basic knowledge of MS Office tools
Good communication skills, passion and desire to learn, “Can do” attitude
Proactive engagement, solution-seeking mindset, and team player
Must have graduated in 2025 with Degree Certificate or Provisional Degree Certificate (PDC)

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