ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead
About The Position
As an ASIC DFT - Emulation Technical Lead, you will play a critical role in driving the DFT emulation strategy for Silicon One. You’ll architect state-of-the-art emulation environments, lead pre-silicon test plan execution, and validate complex scan, MBIST, and JTAG architectures on platforms like Palladium, Veloce, or Zebu. Partnering closely with front-end RTL, physical design, and ATPG teams, you will troubleshoot critical issues and ensure high-quality post-silicon pattern conversion. Your technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration will guarantee seamless silicon bring-up and optimal test coverage across next-generation hardware platforms.
Requirements
- Bachelors + 8 years of related experience, or Masters + 6 years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
- Prior emulation experience on platforms such as Palladium, Veloce, or Zebu as well as experience with compilation and debug.
- Prior experience with Verilog and System Verilog.
- Prior experience with C/C++ and scripting skills with Tcl or Python/Perl.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience defining DFT Emulation strategy.
- Prior experience with JTAG protocol, scan architecture, MBIST and boundary scan.
- UVM and advanced System Verilog knowledge.
- Post Silicon validation and/or debugging experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop state-of-the-art emulation environments that will be used to evaluate the DFT design of multi-terabit systems.
- Assist with test plan design, test implementation, and debugging during the pre-silicon emulation process.
- Work with DFT/ATPG team to simulate the post-silicon patterns.
- Work with leading emulation vendors to troubleshoot issues.
- Craft solutions and debug with minimal mentorship.
Benefits
- medical, dental and vision insurance
- a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
- paid parental leave
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- 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
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (for non-exempt employees)
- flexible vacation time off program (for exempt employees)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- 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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
