ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia

Job Title

ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia

Role Summary

Work on verification of next-generation 100G–1.6T coherent optical communication ASICs within the Acacia team. The position is a technical lead role focused on planning and executing verification for complex ASIC designs and improving team processes and methodologies.

This is a hybrid role with an in-office cadence at Cisco’s Maynard, MA location.

Experience Level

Senior-level engineer; typically 7+ years of relevant ASIC verification experience.

Responsibilities

The role combines hands-on verification engineering with technical leadership and mentoring.

• Define and lead detailed verification test plans and strategies for complex ASICs.
• Design, develop, and maintain verification test benches and infrastructure.
• Apply advanced verification techniques and object-oriented verification methodologies.
• Oversee execution of test plans and track coverage and verification progress.
• Review verification code and coverage metrics; drive improvements to quality and process.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new verification tools and processes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and core experience required for the role; preferred items listed separately.

• Must-have: Experience with ASIC verification methodologies, verification tools, and scripting/programming languages.
• Must-have: Proficiency in C++.
• Must-have: Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM and SystemC.
• Must-have: Familiarity with object-oriented verification methodologies and advanced verification techniques.
• Must-have: Strong written and verbal communication; ability to lead technical projects.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with in-house IP development, DSP algorithms and modulation (e.g. QAM), and C++ templates.
• Nice-to-have: Lab silicon validation experience and experience with Formal Verification tools (e.g. Jasper, VCFormal).
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience leading ASIC technical teams and driving measurable process improvements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years related experience, or Master’s plus 6 years, or PhD plus 3 years, or equivalent related work experience.

About the Company

Company: Cisco Systems

Headquarters: San Jose, CA, United States

Cisco Systems is a global technology company that designs and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, software, and services. It provides enterprise and service-provider networking, security, collaboration, and optical communications solutions (including Acacia Communications technologies for high-speed optical interconnects).