ASIC Principal Engineer

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Compensation Range
    220800 USD - 314200 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    Networking
  • Job Id
    1433011
The application window is expected to close on: January 7, 2025. 
 
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  
 
This role requires being onsite in San Jose, CA 4+ days/week. 

Meet the Team

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers of various sizes, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. 

Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service provider, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco's ground-breaking solutions by designing, developing and testing some of the most complex ASICs being developed in the industry.

Your Impact
  • Development of high-performance designs/ASICs from specification to tape-out
  • Arch/micro-architectural definition and writing arch/micro-architecture specifications.
  • Implement Verilog RTL to meet timing and performance requirements.
  • Help define, evolve, and support our design methodology.
  • Mentor junior engineers on performing project tasks and problem solving.
  • Collaborate with the verification, PD, DFT, Package and SW teams to develop next generation AI Switching ASIC
  • Perform diagnostic and post silicon validation tests in the lab.
  • Work with hardware and software teams to triage and root cause system, software, and customer failures.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer engineering and 15+ years of ASIC Design experience.
  • Experience with Verilog and System Verilog programming.
  • Experience in architecture and micro architecture development.
  • Experience delivering ASIC designs from specification to tape-out.
  • Prior experience driving project teams to meet deliverables.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer engineering and 12+ years of ASIC Design experience.
  • Experience in Data center/Hyperscaler/AI Networking technologies.
  • Proven experience meeting and delivering project milestones and deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts to audiences spanning executives to junior engineers to customers.
  • Demonstrated ability in troubleshooting and debugging.
  • Scripting experience (Python, Perl, TCL, shell programming).
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When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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