Senior ASIC Engineer

Cisco•San Jose, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) 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—like Silicon One—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

Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 2 years of related experience
Experience with ASIC design and verification processes (with System Verilog), debugging, methodology, and tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience with dashboard management for regression, coverage, test list completion and other DV statistics.
Post-silicon lab bring-up experience.
Experience in leading the verification methodology (in UVM) of clusters/subsystems or full chip level for ASIC.
Experience using emulation platforms such as Veloce, Palladium, Zebu, or HAPS
Experience with Linux, C/C++, and/or Python/Perl.
Experience in Networking.

Responsibilities

Drives the definition, architecture and design and verification of high performance ASICs
Owns complex or multiple functional areas
Develops reusable code for future projects
Creates re-usable code
Debugs at ASIC, SW, HW level
Works with ASIC and Apps, with limited external scope
Leads design and DV work by solving block level issues and participates in chip level issue resolution
Drives reviews and recognizes areas of architectural concerns
Defines new verification methodologies
Helps in lab bring up
Leads code reviews at platform level
Identifies, designs and implements power saving solutions

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
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, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (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 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 (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)