ASIC Design Verification Emulation Engineer
About The Position
Join the Cisco Silicon One team in developing a unified silicon architecture for web scale and service provider networks. Cisco’s silicon team provides a unique experience for ASIC engineers by combining the resources offered by a large multi-geography silicon organization and a large campus (with onsite gym, healthcare, and café, social interest groups, and philanthropy), with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller ASIC team can provide. Your Impact Set vision and strategy for ASIC verification methodology and execution across multiple programs and product lines. Serve as technical authority and mentor for verification teams, fostering technical excellence and innovation. Lead architecture and implementation of scalable, reusable verification infrastructure and methodologies. Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve verification efficiency, quality, and coverage at scale. Influence ASIC architecture and design to enable robust verification and high-quality silicon. Serve as subject matter expert and advisor on industry trends, best practices, and new technologies. Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis and resolution of complex issues during bring-up and post-silicon validation.
Requirements
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Experience in System Verilog, UVM, and verification methodologies including emulation.
- Experience architecting verification strategies for complex ASIC programs.
- Experience leading verification teams or projects.
- Experience in scripting (Python, Perl) and C/C++ programming language.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in data center, Hyperscalers, or AI Networking technologies.
- Author or contributor to industry standards or best practices in ASIC verification.
- Deep expertise in multiple protocols and large-scale SoC architectures.
- Experience with advanced emulation, prototyping, and formal verification tools at scale.
- Experience with silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug.
- Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.
Responsibilities
- Set vision and strategy for ASIC verification methodology and execution across multiple programs and product lines.
- Serve as technical authority and mentor for verification teams, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
- Lead architecture and implementation of scalable, reusable verification infrastructure and methodologies.
- Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve verification efficiency, quality, and coverage at scale.
- Influence ASIC architecture and design to enable robust verification and high-quality silicon.
- Serve as subject matter expert and advisor on industry trends, best practices, and new technologies.
- Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis and resolution of complex issues during bring-up and post-silicon validation.
Benefits
- U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
