ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia
Cisco SystemsJob Title
ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia
Role Summary
Technical lead responsible for verification of next-generation 100G–1.6T coherent optical communications ASICs within Cisco Acacia. Focus areas include creating verification plans, developing and maintaining testbenches, applying advanced verification methodologies, driving process improvements, and mentoring engineers.
This is a senior individual-contributor/technical-lead role operating in a hybrid model (three days per week onsite at Cisco’s Maynard, MA office).
Experience Level
Senior (Technical Lead). Typical experience expectation: Bachelor's +8 years, Master's +6 years, or PhD +3 years, or equivalent industry experience.
Responsibilities
Main responsibilities:
- Lead creation and execution of detailed ASIC verification plans and coverage strategies.
- Design, develop, and maintain verification testbenches using object-oriented methodologies.
- Apply advanced verification techniques and tools to validate complex designs.
- Review verification code and coverage metrics; supervise timely execution of test plans by the team.
- Provide technical leadership, mentor teammates, and drive process and tool improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to adopt latest test technologies and perform lab silicon validation.
Requirements
Must-have and preferred skills:
- Strong experience with SystemVerilog/UVM and SystemC.
- Proficiency in C++; experience with C++ templates is preferred.
- Experience with modern ASIC verification methodologies, tools, and scripting/programming languages.
- Demonstrated ability to lead verification efforts and mentor engineering staff.
- Lab silicon bring-up and validation experience (preferred).
- Experience with formal verification tools (e.g., Jasper, VCFormal) and DSP/modulation techniques (e.g., QAM) is beneficial.
Education Requirements
Required: Bachelor's degree plus 8+ years related experience, Master's plus 6+ years, or PhD plus 3+ years, or equivalent related work experience. The posting does not specify a required field of study; equivalent practical experience is acceptable.
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).
