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From the employer's careers site First seen 25 Oct 2026 · Still live on 31 Oct 2026

Silicon One Development Engineer

Cisco San Jose, California senior full-time

Salary

$167,700 - $245,200 per year

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Description

The Silicon One team at Cisco creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally.

You will be a key member of the Silicon One development organization, collaborating closely with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to gain a deep understanding of chip architecture. Your primary focus will be to drive high-quality Design for Test (DFT) RTL, ensuring robust and reliable silicon solutions that meet Cisco’s standards for performance and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or a Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required with at least 8 years of experience
  • Prior experience in Verilog/System Verilog coding
  • Prior experience with front-end tools (Verilog simulators, linting, CDC checkers, synthesis, formal verification)
  • Prior experience with industry standard interface protocols such as AMBA(AXI, APB, AHB), JTAG etc, memories

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Prior experience with power optimization techniques, power intent (UPF), power estimation
  • Prior experience with DFT/MBIST is a plus
  • Prior experience with post-silicon debug

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
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness
  • Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary Range: $167,700.00 - $245,200.00

Skills

Required

  • Verilog
  • System Verilog
  • front-end tools
  • AMBA
  • JTAG

Nice to have

  • power optimization techniques
  • DFT/MBIST
  • post-silicon debug

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://cisco.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Cisco_Careers/job/San-Jose-California-US/Senior-ASIC-RTL-Engineer_2028011

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