ASIC Design Verification Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, CA

1d•$155,000 - $222,600

About The Position

As an ASIC Design Verification Engineer, you will help develop Cisco data center solutions by architecting and developing design verification infrastructure, creating and executing test plans, and ensuring verification and coverage for complex chips. You will collaborate with designers, architects, and software teams to support hardware integration, performance, debugging, and post-silicon bring-up. The role includes qualifying RTL designs through gate-level simulation and supporting design testing in emulation environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of ASIC experience, or Master’s degree and 3 years of ASIC experience, or Ph.D. and 0 years of related experience.
Experience with SystemVerilog and UVM methodology.
Hands-on experience building reusable and scalable test benches from scratch.
Experience with scripting using Perl and/or Python.

Nice To Haves

Experience with forwarding logic, parsers, or P4.
Experience using emulation platforms such as Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, or HAPS.
Knowledge of formal verification tools such as IEV or VC Formal.
Domain knowledge in one or more protocols such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, RDMA, DDR, or TCP.

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and maintain block-, cluster-, and top-level Design Verification (DV) environment infrastructure.
Build DV environments from scratch for block and cluster levels.
Develop, implement, and enhance test plans and tests for block and cluster verification using constraint-random and directed stimulus.
Implement and review code and functional coverage to ensure comprehensive verification.
Qualify RTL designs by running gate-level simulations on netlists.
Collaborate with designers, architects, and software teams to debug issues during post-silicon bring-up and integration.
Support design testing in emulation environments.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
Paid parental leave.
Short- and long-term disability coverage.
Basic life insurance.
Paid holidays and a floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
Paid birthday day off, year-end holiday shutdown, and personal wellness days.
Paid vacation time for non-exempt employees or flexible vacation time off for eligible exempt employees.
Paid sick time, with unused sick time carryover.
Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues.
Optional paid volunteer days.
Annual bonuses may be available for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco policies.
Eligible employees may receive Cisco restricted stock unit grants.