ASIC Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer engineering and 5+ years of ASIC Design experience or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 3+ years of experience, or PhD + 0 years of experience.
Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog programming.
Experience with interactive and waveform debugging.
Experience with industry-standard DFT/EDA tools and ability to work closely with design, verification, and test teams to resolve flow and methodology issues.
Scripting experience in Python, Perl, TCL, or shell programming.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Synopsys Design Constraints (SDC).

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and enhance DFT CAD infrastructure and automation
Support DFT implementation flows like Scan insertion, ATPG generation, SPF generation, pattern simulation etc
Develop utilities and automation using Python, Perl, Tcl, and Shell scripting.
Debug DFT flow failures and work with design teams to resolve issues.
Create and maintain regression frameworks and dashboards.
Improve flow robustness, runtime, and scalability.
Support large-scale regressions on compute farms using LSF or equivalent job schedulers.
Develop documentation, FAQs, and onboarding material for internal users.
Support releases, tool qualification, and regression signoff.
Collaborate with DFT Design, ATPG, Verification, Physical Design, and CAD teams.

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 employees)
flexible vacation time off program (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
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)