Technical Leader ASIC Design Engineering - 10+ yrs

Company: Cisco
Location: San Jose
Posted on: November 18, 2023

Job Description:

Who We Are

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.

What You'll Do

• Join the development organization as an ASIC Design Technical Leader with primary focus on RTL Design
• Participate in architecture definition and modeling
• Build micro-architecture specifications and participate in reviews
• Implement Verilog RTL to meet timing and performance requirements
• Participate in verification on an as-needed basis
• Help define, evolve, and support our design methodology
• Mentor junior engineers on performing project tasks and problem solving
• Collaborate with the verification team 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 and drive design verification requirements early in the design cycle. 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 as part of post-silicon validation efforts to bring-up, debug and qualify the ASIC in deployment-mode applications.
  
  Who You Are
  
  You are a problem solver who loves to tackle new challenges and are a strong communicator in a team setting. You're an Engineer who enjoys working in a dynamic team environment and thrives working with innovative technology. Good written and verbal communication skills
  
  Minimum requirements:
  
  
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 10+ years of Asic RTL Design Experience
  • Hands on experience with Verilog/System Verilog programming
  • Experience with simulators/synthesis/static timing constraints and related tools
  • Strong understanding of verification methodologies and flow
  • Strong interactive and waveform debug skills
    
    Preferred Requirements:
    
    
    • MS Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of Asic RTL Design experience
    • Understanding of Networking technologies and concepts
    • Scripting experience (Python, Perl, TCL, shell programming)
    • Experience with formal verification tools
    • Experience with emulation
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