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Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) brings together networking, compute and storage all in a single system. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco’s revolutionary solutions by designing, developing and testing some of the most complex ASICs being developed in the industry with the opportunity to get full exposure to all aspects of the systems and applications we build (Silicon, Hardware, Software, Security etc.). Our Hardware and Software solutions are tightly coupled with the development cycles that give us an unparalleled advantage in enabling our customers adopt the latest what technology can offer. As part of Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) our team develops complex, high-performance, feature-rich ASICs used in Cisco's networking products and third-party custom-built hardware solutions.

What You'll Do

Be part of the development organization as an ASIC Engineering Technical Leader with primary focus on RTL Design.

• Create micro-architecture specifications and participate in reviews
• Implement Verilog RTL to meet timing and performance requirements.
• Help define, evolve, and support our design methodology.
• Collaborate with the verification team on as-needed basis to address design bugs and close code coverage.
• Work closely with physical design team to close design timing and place-and-route issues
• Triage, debug, and root cause simulation, software bring-up, and customer failures.
• Perform diagnostic and post silicon validation tests in the lab.

Who You'll Work With

You will work with front-end RTL Design and Verification teams and Architects to understand chip architecture. You’ll work with SDK and Software teams as part of ASIC development to create a seamless handshake between hardware and software functionalities and qualify use-case requirements. You’ll also work with systems-testing teams as part of post-silicon validation efforts to bring-up, debug and qualify the ASIC in deployment-mode applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or a Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with 10+ years of related work experience
• Prior experience with developing Micro-Architecture for blocks
• Prior experience with Verilog/System Verilog
• Prior experience with Clock Domain, Reset Domain Crossing issues, and Low-Power Design Techniques 
• Prior experience with simulators and waveform debugging tools
• Prior experience working with Linting, Synthesis and Static Timing Analysis tools 
• Prior experience with Verification methodologies including experience developing testbenches, writing System Verilog Assertions and debugging Netlist simulations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of Networking technologies and concepts.,
• Experience with ARM protocols (AXI, CHI, APB. AHB) and exposure to ARM CPU’s is desirable.
• Design experience with Ethernet MAC, DDR/LPDDR, PCIE and DMA controllers is a plus.
• Experience with Integrating 3^rd party IP’s into SoC is desirable
• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, TCL, shell programming) highly desirable.
• Experience with Emulation and Formal Verification tools is a plus.

We Are Cisco

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all. We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their businesses, AND we are a hardware company, a software company, and a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box! Cisco is at the vanguard of impact: delivering our technology in meaningful ways allowing people to live more fulfilling and richer lives. It's why we exist. We are a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.) Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing. Be you, with us!