ASIC Design/DV Engineer - Cisco Silicon One

Meet the Team

Cisco CRDC (China R&D Center) ASIC group, founded in 2006, is a cutting-edge team developing ASICs for switching, routing, and security products across all networking segments. Our team covers architecture, design, DV, DFT, and SDK/SW capabilities. We are currently working on next-generation chips with consolidated Silicon One architecture and are deeply engaged in core developments of leading-edge ASICs. With Cisco's merchant silicon business growth, our strong SDK/System team supports China customers, expanding our responsibilities and opportunities.

Your Impact

As a key member of the ASIC design team, you will design and implement complex ASICs, participate in architecture definition, implementation, and verification phases, and help create detailed design specifications and test plans. You will design block-level RTL, perform synthesis, and achieve timing closure goals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will assist in subsystem lab bring-up, integration, and unit test verification. Additionally, you will enable China customers on pre-sales, system development, and SDK/ASIC validation. This role offers exciting opportunities to work on next-gen chips and contribute to Cisco's innovation in networking technology.

• Design and implement complex ASICs.
• Participate in architecture definition, implementation, and verification phases.
• Create detailed design specifications and test plans.
• Design and implement block-level RTL, perform synthesis, and achieve timing closure.
• Develop test benches and create test cases.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, diagnostics, and signal integrity teams.
• Assist in subsystem lab bring-up, integration, and unit test verification.
• Support China customer enablement on pre-sales, system development, and SDK/ASIC validation.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field from a top university.
• Proficient in UVM, Verilog, SystemVerilog, C, and C++.
• Skilled in utilizing Verilog/SystemVerilog for complex logic designs.
• Experience creating clean code following best software design practices.
• Proficient in written and verbal English.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Unix and scripting tools.
• Understanding of networking concepts.
• Background in Digital Communication and Signal Processing.
• Experience in Modem design.
• Strong self-motivation, teamwork, and communication skills.
  
  

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

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