ASIC Engineer

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: November 13, 2024

Job Description:

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.What You'll Do

• Implementation of DV infrastructure for block, cluster and top level environments.
• Maintaining existing DV environments and enhancing them.
• Ensuring complete verification coverage through implementation and review of code and functional coverage.
• Working closely with architects and designers to ensure verification completeness.
• Supporting tests done with emulation.
• Engage in tasks to prepare for post-silicon-validation.Who You'll Work WithCome join us and take part in shaping Cisco's revolutionary solutions for data centers by designing some of the most complex chips 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, telemetry, security, etc). Our group offers a unique combination of a startup culture with the benefits of working for the leading networking company in the world.Who You Are
• Have a good understanding of the fundamentals of ASIC Design verification principles.
• Ability to understand functional specifications outlined in design documentation to develop verification plan.
• Have good communication, interpersonal skills and a keen interest to work closely in a team environment.
• Networking knowledge preferred, but not essential.Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or related degree.
• 5+ years of experience in high-performance ASIC verification.
• Experience with System Verilog HVL and HDL languages/tools.
• Experience with Scripting and programming languages such as C++, Python or Perl, Shell.
• Experience with object-oriented programming.Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in emulation-based verification.
• Experience with Networking knowledge.
• Master's degree with 3+ years in high-performance ASIC verification.
• Experience with ASIC design and verification methodologies and flows.Why Cisco?#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.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! #WeAreCisco
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