ASIC DFT Technical Leader || MBIST, SCAN , ATPG, Testmax, Tessent, Post Silicon Validation || Expereince - 11+ years

Cisco Systems, Inc; Hyderabad; Vor Ort; INR 4.000.000 - 7.000.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Hyderabad, India, is seeking an ASIC Implementation Technical Lead focused on Design-for-Test.

You will work with RTL and back-end teams to define DFT requirements early, driving the implementation flow from concept to post-silicon validation. Responsibilities include leading high-performance ASIC design, defining verification strategies, and coordinating with PD/DV teams and vendors to achieve timing closure and quality.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering required with 12+ years experience.
• Experience with JTAG (p1500, p1687), scan insertion, and SSN.
• ATPG and timing closure using EDA tools; timing constraint development.
• Gate-level simulation with sdf; debug in VCS or similar tools.
• Post-silicon validation and pattern translation collaboration with ATE teams.
• Scripting skills in Tcl and Python/Perl.

Aufgaben

• Define, architect and design high-performance ASICs ensuring quality.
• Own multiple complex functional areas and reusable code assets.
• Lead DFT implementation and integration with PD/DV flows.
• Specify verification strategies and drive timing closure milestones.
• Collaborate with front-end/back-end teams and vendors for full chip timing.
• Develop multiple test vehicles and validate designs end-to-end.

Kenntnisse

DFT knowledge

JTAG protocols

ATPG & EDA tools

Gate-level simulation

Scripting: Tcl/Python

Pattern translation & validation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

TestMax

Tetramax

Tessent

VCS

SDF timing constraints

Jobbeschreibung

Meet The Team

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers of various sizes, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web‑scale data centers and across service provider, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco's ground‑breaking solutions by designing, developing and testing some of the most complex ASICs being developed in the industry.

Your Impact

You will be in the Silicon One development organization as an ASIC Implementation Technical Lead with a primary focus on Design‑for‑Test. You will work with Front‑end RTL teams, backend physical design teams to understand chip architecture and drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle. As a member of this team you will also be involved in crafting groundbreaking next generation networking chips. You will help lead to drive the DFT and quality process through the entire Implementation flow and post silicon validation phases with additional exposure to physical design signoff activities.

Key Contributions

• Manages the definition, architecture and design of high performance ASICs
• Owns applications or multiple complex functional areas
• Oversees reusable code and its applications
• Creates re‑usable code that promotes efficiencies in new ways
• Defines verification strategies
• Coordinates with appropriate stakeholders to integrate into PD and DV flows
• Owns infrastructure and testing environmens
• Leads and designs the building blocks of multiple channels
• Applies and drives the design methodology from conception to production
• Influences and collaborates with teams to ensure specifications and requirements are met
• Leads technical expertise of a physical design function
• Interfaces with vendors and design leads on full chip timing closure, PI, and PV
• Owns the full electrical planning and specifications of electrical interfaces
• Develops multiple solutions, first test vehicles and performs verification and validation

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or a Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering required with at least 12+ years of experience.
• Prior experience with Jtag protocols (p1500, p1687), Scan insertion and SSN.
• Prior experience with ATPG and EDA tools like TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent tool sets, Test static timing analysis constraints development and timing closure,
• Prior experience working with Gate level simulation, including timing based simulations with sdf, debugging with VCS and other simulators.
• Post‑silicon validation and debug experience; Ability to work with ATE engineers on pattern translation and validation.
• Scripting skills: Tcl, Python/Perl.

Preferred Qualifications

• Verilog design experience – developing custom DFT logic & IP integration; familiarity with functional verification
• DFT CAD development – Test Architecture, Methodology and Infrastructure

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.