Verification Engineer - Cisco Silicon One

Cisco; Scugog; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Canada is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Front-End Design team. You will contribute to the design and verification of advanced silicon devices, requiring strong skills in digital logic verification and debugging. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience with SystemVerilog and UVM. This role offers opportunities for growth within a global team focused on innovation in the AI era.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in digital logic design verification.
• Advanced knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Strong debugging skills, both pre-silicon and in-lab environments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and verification of Cisco Silicon One devices across the full development lifecycle.
• Write and execute test plans in SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Perform advanced debug both pre-silicon and in the lab.

Skills

Digital logic design verification

SystemVerilog

UVM

Debugging skills

Scripting (Python, Perl, or TCL)

Job description

Meet the Team

Join the Front-End Design team at Cisco Silicon One, responsible for the entire chip design process - from definition and microarchitecture to final production.

Our engineers are hands-on in every stage: definition, design, verification, signoff, and validation, all the way through to silicon bring-up and customer deployment. By applying the latest silicon technologies and methodologies, we develop some of the world’s largest-scale and most sophisticated devices, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

Your Impact

• Contribute to the design and verification of Cisco Silicon One devices across the full development lifecycle.
• Write and execute test plans in SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Perform advanced debug both pre-silicon and in the lab.
• Support system integration, validation, and post-silicon bring-up.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver industry-leading, programmable silicon solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in digital logic design verification.
• Advanced knowledge of SystemVerilog and UVM.
• Strong debugging skills, both pre-silicon and in-lab environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Scripting experience (Python, Perl, or TCL).
• Familiarity with system integration (AMBA, PCIe, SPI, I2C, JTAG, CPU).
• Basic software knowledge (e.g., driver-level programming).
• Basic design knowledge.

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. Simply put – we power the future.

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.