ASIC Verification Engineer

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  • Location:
    San Jose, California, US
  • Area of Interest
    Engineer - Hardware
  • Compensation Range
    133300 USD - 186800 USD
  • Job Type
    Professional
  • Technology Interest
    AI or Artificial Intelligence
  • Job Id
    1431425

The application window has been extended and expected to close on 06/13/2025. 


The job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.  


Meet the Team


The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products.  With ~2,100 employees across 16 countries, 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. 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.


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


Your Impact


You will participate in the ASIC design verification for Cisco high-end switching Products, one of the largest and most sophisticated of its kind in the industry.  You will use the microarchitecture and define the verification plan and be responsible for the entire verification process.


You will develop the verification environment, including creating and executing test plans, and perform any necessary debugging.  You will take part in the development of simulation models, test plan, code or functional coverage, multi-chip/system simulation, and performance analysis.



 Minimum Qualifications:

  • BSEE/CS combined with 4+ years of related experience.
  • 4+ Years post graduate hands on experience with System Verilog / UVM programming
  • 4+ Years post graduate ASIC Verification processes, methodologies, flows and tools
  • Experience with scripting languages Python or Perl
  • Previous experience in debugging
  • Experience working on Linux / Unix

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

  • MSEE/CS combined with 3+ years of related experience
  • Understanding of Networking technologies and concepts
  • Experience with Formal verification
  • Experience with Post-silicon lab bring-up
  • Experience with C/C++ Programming

 

Why Cisco?


At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era - and beyond.  We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.  These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.  Simply put - we power the future.


Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions.  Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see the opportunities to grow and build are limitless.  We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen.  Because our solutions ae everywhere, our impact is everywhere.


We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

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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