ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco SystemsJob Title
ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Senior technical contributor on the Acacia ASIC verification team focused on next-generation 100G–1.6T coherent optical communications products. The role leads verification strategy and execution, develops verification infrastructure, and mentors engineers to ensure delivery of high-quality ASICs.
Experience Level
Senior-level technical lead. Minimum experience expectations: Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, PhD + 3 years, or equivalent related work experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include ownership of verification plans, test benches, and technical leadership across ASIC projects.
- Lead and develop detailed, comprehensive verification test plans.
- Design, implement, and maintain verification test benches.
- Apply advanced verification techniques and methodologies to complex ASIC designs.
- Supervise and coordinate execution of test plans across the verification team.
- Review verification code, coverage metrics, and drive improvements.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers on verification methods and tools.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate latest test technologies and processes.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience to perform the role; preferred items are listed separately.
- Must-have: Strong experience with ASIC verification methodologies, tools, and scripting/programming languages.
- Proficiency in C++ and object-oriented verification methodologies.
- Experience with SystemVerilog/UVM and SystemC.
- Proven ability to lead technical verification projects and mentor engineers.
- Experience developing verification infrastructure, testbenches, and coverage-driven verification.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for cross-team collaboration.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with DSP algorithms and modulation techniques (e.g., QAM), C++ templates, lab silicon validation, in-house IP development, and formal verification tools such as Jasper or VCFormal.
Education Requirements
Degree requirements: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years related experience, Master’s degree plus 6 years related experience, or PhD plus 3 years related experience; or equivalent related work experience. No specific field-of-study or certifications were specified in the posting.
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).
