ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco SystemsJob Title
ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Work on verification of next-generation 100G–1.6T coherent optical communications ASICs within Cisco's Acacia team. The role focuses on designing and leading verification strategies, building testbenches, and ensuring design quality for complex high-speed silicon products.
This is a hybrid role (three days per week at Cisco’s Maynard, MA office). The position requires independent technical leadership, strong communication, and hands-on verification expertise.
Experience Level
Senior — expects multi-year experience in ASIC verification (see Education Requirements for specific years-of-experience guidance).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include planning, executing, and leading ASIC verification efforts and mentoring teammates.
- Lead development of detailed and comprehensive verification test plans.
- Design and develop verification testbenches and environments.
- Apply advanced and innovative verification techniques to complex designs.
- Supervise and coordinate execution of test plans across the team.
- Review verification code and coverage metrics; drive quality improvements.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers on the team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new test technologies and processes.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience required for this role.
- Proven experience with ASIC verification methodologies and associated tools.
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification methodologies.
- Experience with C++ and SystemC.
- Familiarity with scripting/programming for verification flows and automation.
- Knowledge of object-oriented verification methodologies and practices.
- Ability to lead technical projects, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively across teams.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with DSP algorithms, modulation techniques (e.g., QAM), and related ASIC IP.
- Experience developing in-house IP and leading ASIC technical teams.
- C++ templates and advanced C++ techniques.
- Lab silicon bring-up and validation experience.
- Experience with formal verification tools (e.g., Jasper, VCFormal).
Education Requirements
Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 8 years related experience, Master's degree plus 6 years related experience, PhD plus 3 years related experience, or equivalent related work experience. (No specific fields 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).
