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ASIC DFT Technical Leader

Cisco Bangalore Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

You will be in the Silicon One development organization as an ASIC Implementation Technical Lead with a primary focus on Design-for-Test.

Key Contributions:

  • Manages the definition, architecture and design of high performance ASICs
  • Owns applications or multiple complex functional areas
  • Oversees reusable code and its applications
  • Creates re-usable code that promotes efficiencies in new ways
  • Defines verification strategies
  • Coordinates with appropriate stakeholders to integrate into PD and DV flows
  • Owns infrastructure and testing environments
  • Leads and designs the building blocks of multiple channels
  • Applies and drives the design methodology from conception to production
  • Influences and collaborates with teams to ensure specifications and requirements are met
  • Leads technical expertise of a physical design function
  • Interfaces with vendors and design leads on full chip timing closure, PI, and PV
  • Owns the full electrical planning and specifications of electrical interfaces
  • Develops multiple solutions, first test vehicles and performs verification and validation

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or a Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required with at least 12+ years of experience.
  • Prior experience with Jtag protocols ( p1500, p1687) , Scan insertion and SSN.
  • Prior experience with ATPG and EDA tools like TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent tool sets, Test static timing analysis constraints development and timing closure,
  • Prior experience working with Gate level simulation, including timing based simulations with sdf , debugging with VCS and other simulators.
  • Post-silicon validation and debug experience; Ability to work with ATE engineers on pattern translation and validation.
  • Scripting skills: Tcl, Python/Perl.

Skills

Required

  • Jtag protocols
  • Scan insertion
  • SSN
  • ATPG
  • EDA tools
  • TestMax
  • Tetramax
  • Tessent tool sets
  • Gate level simulation
  • Post-silicon validation
  • Tcl
  • Python/Perl

Nice to have

  • Verilog design experience
  • DFT CAD development
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