ASIC Engineer
About The Position
The Silicon Operations Quality and Reliability team plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and production readiness of Cisco Silicon One products. The team #SiOps supports the development and validation of advanced ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits), which are custom-designed chips that power high-performance networking and data infrastructure solutions. Working closely with Product Test Engineering, DFT, and Design Engineering teams, the group develops and executes qualification, reliability, and RMA testing strategies that help deliver reliable silicon products at scale. Their work directly impacts silicon validation, failure analysis, and continuous improvement of manufacturing test coverage across new product revisions. This is an opportunity to work on advanced semiconductor technologies while solving complex engineering challenges that influence Cisco’s networking portfolio.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in IC test engineering, SoC/VLSI test bring-up, characterization, and production testing.
- Experience with Advantest 93000 Smartscale and Exascale for test program development, silicon debug, and characterization.
- Hands-on experience debugging silicon failures and isolating issues to the flop or cell level.
- Proficiency in C, C++, Java, 93k test methods, and Python.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with IC component qualification and reliability failure modes.
- Working knowledge of data analysis tools such as JMP, statistical analysis methods, and AI/ML techniques for test data analytics.
- Hands-on experience analyzing component failures at the system level and performing fault isolation.
- Knowledge of electrical and physical failure analysis techniques.
- Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Drive qualification, reliability, and RMA testing activities for Silicon One ASIC products using ATE platforms and silicon debug methodologies.
- Partner with Product Test Engineering, DFT, and Design Engineering teams to define ATE test strategies, qualification hardware requirements, and data analytics workflows that improve silicon quality and production readiness.
- Perform silicon failure analysis and debug system-level failures down to the flop or cell level to identify root causes and support corrective actions.
- Develop and enhance test coverage by defining new patterns and parametric conditions, correlating ATE behavior to system failures, and transitioning validated solutions into volume manufacturing.
- Analyze qualification and reliability data to identify trends, improve test effectiveness, and strengthen overall product reliability.
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
- grants of Cisco restricted stock units
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
- flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
- 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
- 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
- annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
- performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
