ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Cisco SystemsJob Title
ASIC Verification Engineer - Acacia (Hybrid)
Role Summary
Senior technical contributor and verification lead on next-generation 100G–1.6T coherent optical communications ASICs within Cisco's Acacia team. The role focuses on leading verification strategy, building verification environments, ensuring design quality, and mentoring engineers.
Experience Level
Level: Senior. Typical experience: senior-level (examples in posting: Bachelors + 8 years, Masters + 6 years, PhD + 3 years, or equivalent).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include planning, implementing, and overseeing ASIC verification activities for complex coherent-optics designs.
- Lead and develop detailed verification test plans and verification testbenches.
- Apply advanced verification techniques and object-oriented verification methodologies to complex designs.
- Supervise and coordinate timely execution of test plans across the team.
- Review verification code and coverage metrics; improve verification processes and tools.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor teammates on verification methods and best practices.
- Work cross-functionally to incorporate new test technologies and support silicon bring-up and lab validation.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.
- Extensive ASIC verification experience with modern methodologies, tools, and scripting/programming languages.
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog/UVM and SystemC.
- Strong C++ skills and experience applying object-oriented verification techniques.
- Hands-on experience developing verification testbenches and test plans for complex SOC/ASIC projects.
- Demonstrated ability to lead verification projects, communicate effectively, and operate independently in a fast-paced engineering environment.
- Nice-to-have: experience with in-house IP development, DSP algorithms/modulation (e.g., QAM), C++ templates, lab silicon validation, and formal verification tools (e.g., Jasper, VCFormal).
Education Requirements
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree plus 8 years related experience, a Master's degree plus 6 years, a PhD plus 3 years, or equivalent related work experience. (Degrees in engineering, computer science, or related technical fields are typical; equivalent practical experience is accepted.)
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).
