Senior ASIC Engineer
Cisco SystemsJob Title
Senior ASIC Engineer
Role Summary
Join Cisco's Common Hardware Group (CHG) in San Jose to design and verify high-performance ASICs used in switching, routing, and wireless platforms. The role focuses on architecture, block- and chip-level verification, post-silicon bring-up, and creating reusable verification infrastructure.
Experience Level
Senior — requires substantial hands-on ASIC design and verification experience and leadership in verification methodology and lab bring-up (see Education Requirements for degree/experience guidance).
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include:
- Define architecture, design, and verification strategy for high-performance ASICs.
- Own complex functional areas and lead block- and chip-level issue resolution.
- Develop reusable verification and design code and lead platform-level code reviews.
- Debug at ASIC, software, and hardware levels; support lab bring-up and post-silicon validation.
- Define and evolve verification methodologies (UVM) and maintain regression/coverage dashboards.
- Identify, design, and implement power-saving solutions.
Requirements
Must-have skills and experience:
- Hands-on experience with ASIC design and verification processes, including SystemVerilog and UVM-based methodology.
- Experience leading verification methodology for clusters/subsystems or full-chip level.
- Post-silicon lab bring-up and silicon/hardware debugging experience.
- Experience with regression, coverage, and DV dashboard management.
- Proficiency in Linux and programming/scripting (C/C++, Python, Perl).
- Experience with emulation platforms (Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, HAPS) and verification tools.
- Strong debugging skills across ASIC, software, and hardware domains and familiarity with networking concepts.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience defining platform-level verification flow and reusable infrastructure.
- Background in power-optimization techniques for ASICs.
Education Requirements
The posting specifies a Bachelor's degree with 7 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 4 years of related experience, or a PhD with 2 years of related experience. Specific fields of study or certifications were not stated.
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).
