Senior Physical Design, CAD Tech Lead

Cisco; Scugog; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Ontario seeks a VLSI Design Engineer to join their Physical Design team. This role will focus on backend design methodologies and techniques and involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop next-generation network devices. Candidates should have a background in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and knowledge of CAD tools. This position offers the opportunity to work in a start-up like environment within a stable organization, driving innovation in chip design.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in backend design as a VLSI Design Engineer.
• Strong understanding of Place & Route flow.
• Ability to support technology adoption and new tool integration.

Responsibilities

• Drive development and optimization of CAD methodologies and tools.
• Lead chip design aspects from RTL to GDS.
• Contribute to next-generation network devices development.

Skills

Backend design

VLSI design

Physical Design

Team collaboration

Education

B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Synopsys

Cadence

Job description

WHAT YOU'LL DO: You'll be joining our Physical Design team within Cisco Silicon One, which is responsible for the entire backend methodology and flow development from RTL to GDS. This is a critical part of the group leading the development of high-quality VLSI designs.

Our Backend Engineers handle all aspects of chip design, including Definition, Physical Synthesis, Place and Route, Optimization, Timing Closure, Design Floor Planning. You will be the tech lead for CAD within the team, leveraging your extensive backend and physical design experience to drive the development, optimization, and innovation of CAD methodologies and tools, ensuring the highest quality and efficiency in our chip design flows from RTL to GDS.

We demonstrate the latest silicon technologies and processes to build the largest-scale and most complex devices, pushing the boundaries of feasibility.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You'll be part of the Cisco Silicon One team, which is at the heart of Cisco’s software and ASIC design efforts. As part of our team, you’ll contribute to the development of our next-generation network devices—Cisco Silicon One. Our team operates in a startup-like environment within a stable and leading corporation.

Our design center is uniquely equipped, hosting all silicon hardware and software development fields under one roof. We are revolutionizing the industry by building a new internet for the 5G era, providing a unified, programmable silicon architecture that serves as the foundation for all of Cisco's future routing products.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A VLSI Design Engineer with extensive experience in backend design
• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with relevant background.
• Strong understanding of Place & Route flow

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep understanding of Physical construction and Integration
• Knowledge of Physical Design Verification methods like LVS/DRC and formal verification
• Experience with PD CAD and Physical Design EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence)
• Ability to support technology adoption and new tool integration
• Great teammate, self-learner, and able to work independently

Cisco is an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet.