ASIC DFT Technical Leader - CDC
The application window is expected to close on: 10/02/2026Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.Meet the Team: The Common Hardware Group (CHG) creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms—like Silicon One—are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world. Your Impact:Define, design and verify ASIC and ASIC subsystems to be deployed in a range of Cisco platforms. Contribute to a multi-disciplined engineering team to meet the power, performance, and area goals for products. Design, document, and develop ASIC subsystems for release in high volume and quality. Help define the process, methods, and tools for design and implementation of complex developments.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s with 8+ years or related experience, or master’s with 6 + years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experiencePrior experience with RTL development skills and experiencesPrior experience with CDC/RDC concepts and relevant design implementationPrior Experience on maintaining CDC/RDC flow and signing-off constraints and waiversPrior experience with static glitch harzads and experience on the relevant analysis on synthesis optimized gate netlistsPreferred Qualifications: Experience on SDC constraints developmentExperience on VCS simulation SVA (SystemVerilog Assertions)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. Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $186,900.00 to $267,700.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incenti...