FPGA Developer

Lysaker, Norway June 9, 2026 Full Time Phenom

Meet the Team 

As a global technology leader, Cisco has been transforming how people connect, communicate, and collaborate for decades. Our innovation in networking, security, and cloud-based solutions enables organizations to drive digital transformation and achieve their business goals. The Collaboration Employee Experience organization creates workspace solutions that connect people, places, and experiences.

Located just outside of Oslo, our Devices innovation center is home to 300+ passionate engineers working across hardware, software, mechanics, audio, media processing and artificial intelligence - from concept to product. We strive to create best-in-class video conferencing experiences by bringing together diverse engineering disciplines under one roof.

The Cisco Lysaker Platform team are looking for an FPGA developer to join our team. You will be working closely with other FPGA developers as well as embedded software, hardware and test engineers to develop the next Cisco collaboration video products.

Your Impact

You are an enthusiastic and skilled FPGA developer who loves to work on high quality communications products. You are a team player who challenges the status quo with creation and innovation. You can figure things out by yourself, but you are comfortable participating in our friendly and team-oriented collaboration approach to learn from others.

You will:

  • Work with design and verification of FPGA implementations for Cisco video collaboration products
  • Work with build-system integration and automation in Python
  • Be part of evaluation and integration of new FPGA solutions for future products
  • Take part in continuously improving the test environment by writing and suggesting tests to ensure high quality solutions, together with a broader team in a CI/CD environment.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Relevant higher education and strong interest in FPGA development
  • Experience with RTL coding and FPGA development
  • Experience with FPGA tool processes, e.g. place and route and timing closure with multiple clock domains, in tools like Quartus and Radiant.
  • Experience with Python and Linux

Preferred Qualifications

  • C-coding experience and knowledge of Linux kernel
  • Experience with work in labs and test equipment to help with board level and FPGA bring up and debug
  • Experience presenting technical information to technical and non-technical audiences

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. 

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