ASIC Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Jose, CA

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About The Position

You will be part of the Silicon One development organization as an ASIC implementation engineer in San Jose, CA. As a member of this team you will be involved in crafting cutting edge next generation networking chips. You will be the lead to drive the DFT/DFx and quality process through the early product life cycle: the architecture definitions, RTL implementation and quality checks. You will also be engaged in relevant development of flow/methodologies, test plans, tape-out sign-off requirements, post silicon validation, production yield & DPPM support.

Requirements

Bachelor's or a Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required with at least 10+ years of ASIC Hardware Development experience.
Prior experience on hardware design specifications and verification plan/matrix, RTL & testbench implementations.
Prior experience on Jtag protocols, Scan and BIST architectures, including memory BIST and boundary scan.
Post-silicon test bring up and debug experience; Ability to analyze and root cause test failures on silicon.
Prior experience on RTL QA checks, including lint & CDC

Nice To Haves

Scripting skills: Tcl, Python/Perl.

Responsibilities

Responsible for development of the comprehensive Design-for-Test (DFT) & DFx solutions and architectures that support ATE screening, in-system test, debug and diagnostics needs of the design.
Lead the RTL implementation from the architecture specifications and required RTL quality checks implementations.
Work with the team on Innovative Hardware DFT & test strategy aspects for new silicon device models, bare die & stacked die, driving re-usable test and debug methodologies and standards.
Work with the team on DFT challenge identification, cross-functional solution brainstorming and implementation plan development, and lead a team of engineers to deliver expected implementations on schedule.

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.