ASIC EM/IR Analysis Engineer

Meet the Team

Join Cisco’s CHG Team in Armenia, a leader in physical design and implementation for groundbreaking networking chips under the globally recognized Silicon One brand. Our team focuses on advancing chip-level implementation and analysis for innovative technologies, specializing in EM/IR analysis, voltage-aware STA, and ECO execution. As a part of this innovative team, you’ll work on ensuring the reliability, performance, and quality of the silicon that powers the future of connectivity. Together, we are redefining what’s possible in networking technology.

Your Impact

In this role, you will support Cisco’s Silicon One development by performing advanced EM/IR analysis, voltage-aware STA, and ECO execution to ensure signoff-ready results for next-generation networking chips. You will work with cross-functional teams to solve challenges and implement efficient solutions. Beyond technical tasks, you will join a culture that fosters mentorship, learning, and innovation. This role supports your personal and professional growth.

• Perform full-chip EM/IR analysis, debug issues, provide solutions, and ensure signoff clean results.
• Conduct voltage-aware STA at both full-chip and block levels, review and resolve issues to achieve timing closure.
• Implement full-chip and block-based ECOs for EM/IR violations, refining strategies to ensure seamless execution.
• Generate and implement manual ECOs for EM/IR challenges.
• Collaborate closely with block-level physical design teams to understand implementation challenges and ensure alignment.
• Perform full-chip and block-level ESD Resistance/CD analysis, debug issues, and ensure clean signoff results.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and expertise in EM/IR analysis, including debugging and developing effective solutions.
• 3+ years of experience working with deep submicron CMOS technologies.
• Solid understanding of the CMOS Digital Design Flow and its applications.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Comprehensive expertise of the full physical design cycle from RTL to GDSII.
• First-hand experience with EM/IR and ESD analysis.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Python, or Shell to improve efficiency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  
  

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.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.