AI-Driven ASIC Physical Design Principal Engineer

Cisco
San Jose
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 250,600 - 362,600 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Collaboration","Benchmarking","Problem analysis","Automation mindset","Technical communication"]

Build AI-driven physical design automation for ASICs within the Common Hardware Group. Collaborate with physical design teams to target timing triage and congestion root-cause analysis, benchmark LLM outputs for design QoR and sign-off compliance, and close the developer loop from prototype to production. Develop agentic placement & routing workflows (via Claude) and RAG pipelines over internal PDKs and runbooks, translating Claude suggestions into executable EDA tool commands using Tcl bridge scripts.

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AI-Driven ASIC Physical Design Principal Engineer

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Job Summary

Build AI-driven physical design automation for ASICs within the Common Hardware Group. Collaborate with physical design teams to target timing triage and congestion root-cause analysis, benchmark LLM outputs for design QoR and sign-off compliance, and close the developer loop from prototype to production. Develop agentic placement & routing workflows (via Claude) and RAG pipelines over internal PDKs and runbooks, translating Claude suggestions into executable EDA tool commands using Tcl bridge scripts.
Location: San Jose
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with physical design teams to identify high-value automation targets such as timing triage, congestion root-cause analysis, and floorplan suggestions.
  • •Evaluate and benchmark LLM-generated outputs against ground truth for design QoR, timing impact, and sign-off compliance.
  • •Own the full developer loop (prototype → eval → production) with a focus on reducing design cycle time.
  • •Build agentic PnR workflows where Claude iterates on placement, routing, and timing constraints based on tool feedback loops.
  • •Create RAG pipelines over internal PDKs and design documentation, and write Tcl bridge scripts to translate Claude’s suggestions into executable EDA tool commands.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,600 - 362,600 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid ParentalLong-term DisabilityLife InsuranceEquityPaid HolidaysPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s in Engineering with 15+ years of ASIC experience, or Master’s with 12+ years, or PhD with 7+ years.
  • •Experience with Python and leveraging AI tools effectively via accurate prompting to improve productivity.
  • •Experience designing and building an MCP-based wrapper layer connecting Claude to live EDA tools (Innovus, ICC2, Calibre).
  • •Experience developing EDA copilots or AI-assisted design tools, including Docker and containerized EDA environments.
  • •Experience with machine learning-driven placement and routing (MLPD / ML-driven PnR) and OpenAI APIs (e.g., GPT-4o, o3) plus vector databases such as Pinecone or Weaviate.
Experience:7+ yearsASICEDAAIMachine learning
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering
Skills:CollaborationBenchmarkingProblem analysisAutomation mindsetTechnical communication
Tech Stack:PythonAI toolsClaudeMCPInnovusICC2CalibreDockerContainerized EDAMachine learning driven placement and routing (MLPD)ML-driven PnROpenAI APIsGPT-4oO3PineconeWeaviateRAGTclEDA toolsSTA

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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