ASIC Implementation Technical Lead

The Silicon One team at Cisco is looking for an ASIC Implementation Technical Lead with a primary focus on Design-for-Test. You will work with Front-end RTL teams, backend physical design teams to understand chip architecture and drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle. As a member of this team, you will also be involved in crafting groundbreaking next-generation networking chips.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Front-end RTL teams, backend physical design teams to understand chip architecture and drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle
• Help lead to drive the DFT and quality process through the entire Implementation flow and post silicon validation phases with additional exposure to physical design signoff activities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer engineering and 8+ years of ASIC Design experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 6+ years of ASIC Design experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering + 3 years of ASIC Design experience
• Prior experience with scan insertion
• Prior experience with ATPG and EDA tools like Tessent tool sets
• Prior experience working with Gate level simulation, including timing-based simulations with Standard Delay Format (SDF), debugging with VCS and other simulators
• Post-silicon validation and debug experience; Ability to work with ATE engineers on pattern translation and validation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Verilog design experience – developing custom DFT logic & IP integration; familiarity with functional verification
• Prior experience with Jtag protocols (p1500, p1687)
• Scripting skills: Tcl, Python/Perl
• Prior experience with test static timing analysis constraints development and timing closure
• Prior experience with SSN

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Paid time away
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer