Senior ASIC Engineer - Post Silicon Validation

Cisco
San Jose
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 167,700 - 245,200 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Root-cause analysis","Debugging","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Own post-silicon validation for Cisco hardware platforms by planning silicon bring-up and executing functional and performance test plans. Partner with design, verification, and board teams to root-cause functional/electrical issues, build automation and regression frameworks, and use lab instrumentation for characterization. Help transition from pre-silicon verification by collaborating with RTL/DFT/ATE/firmware/system architecture teams, feeding back on test escapes, yield issues, and silicon errata to drive revisions and workarounds.

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Senior ASIC Engineer - Post Silicon Validation

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Job Summary

Own post-silicon validation for Cisco hardware platforms by planning silicon bring-up and executing functional and performance test plans. Partner with design, verification, and board teams to root-cause functional/electrical issues, build automation and regression frameworks, and use lab instrumentation for characterization. Help transition from pre-silicon verification by collaborating with RTL/DFT/ATE/firmware/system architecture teams, feeding back on test escapes, yield issues, and silicon errata to drive revisions and workarounds.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Plan and set up Silicon Bring-up infrastructure, including system boot, initialization, and power-on of ASICs.
  • •Collaborate with design, verification, and board teams to root-cause and resolve functional and electrical issues.
  • •Prepare and execute validation functional/performance testing for IP, subsystems, and full-chip stress tests and corner-case analysis.
  • •Develop and extend post-silicon validation infrastructure, automation, and test suites including results capture, analysis, and regression frameworks.
  • •Use lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, analyzers, traffic generators) for validation and characterization while working with RTL/DFT/ATE/firmware/system architecture teams to transition from pre-silicon verification.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 167,700 - 245,200 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid ParentalDisability CoverageLife InsurancePaid HolidaysPaid LeaveEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 7+ years of experience, or a Master’s with 4+ years, or a PhD with 1+ year.
  • •Hands-on experience in post-silicon validation, silicon bring-up, and ASIC debug.
  • •Experience with early silicon bring-up, debug, and validation.
  • •Bring-up and validation experience with standard peripheral interfaces and protocols (I2C, SPI, JTAG, PCIe, Ethernet).
  • •Experience with firmware, bootloaders, and low-level silicon debug environments; fluency in C, Python, and scripting for validation automation.
Experience:7+ yearsSilicon validationHardwareASICSemiconductors
Education:
Skills:Root-cause analysisDebuggingCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:ASICSilicon Bring-upSystem bootValidation test planFunctional testingPerformance testingCorner case analysisOscilloscopesAnalyzersTraffic generatorsRTLDFTATEFirmwareSystem architectureCPythonScriptingI2CSPI

Company Brief

Cisco
Global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and high-technology services and products for enterprises, service providers, and governments worldwide.
Industry: Networking Equipment
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 1984
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