ASIC Design Verification Engineer I (Full Time) - United States

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with Cisco matching

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays and vacation time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc is seeking an ASIC Engineer to advance verification for cutting‑edge data center solutions. You will work with verification engineers, designers, and hardware teams to verify ASICs in simulation, emulation, and bring‑up to ensure performance and integration with Cisco hardware platforms.

The role emphasizes maintaining DV environments, building test benches, and delivering thorough test plans and coverage. Strong SystemVerilog/UVM and scripting skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in ASIC Design/Verification or related field required.
• Experience in ASIC Design/Verification fields preferred.
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog/UVM and scripting languages (Perl/Python) required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance existing DV environments.
• Construct test benches with scoreboard, agents, sequencers, monitors.
• Write test plans, develop test cases, debug regressions, drive verification closure.
• Ensure complete verification coverage through code and functional coverage reviews.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in ASIC Design/Verification or related field

Engineering degree (Electrical/Computer)

Tools

SystemVerilog

UVM

Perl

Python

Job description

Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Applications accepted until further notice.

Meet the Team

The Silicon One team 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 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

As an ASIC Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing Cisco’s revolutionary data center solutions. You will collaborate closely with verification engineers, designers, hardware, and other cross‑functional teams to verify the ASIC in simulation, in emulation, and during ASIC bring‑up to help guarantee seamless integration and optimal performance of Cisco’s hardware platforms.

• Maintaining existing DV environments and enhancing them
• Construct test bench including scoreboard, agents, sequencers, and monitors for new blocks
• Write test plan, develop test cases, debug regression failures and drive to module verification closure
• Ensuring complete verification coverage through implementation and review of code and functional coverage

Minimum Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree (completed within the past 3 years or expected to be completed within the next 12 months).
• Qualifying education and work experience should be in ASIC Design, Design Verification, or a related field.
• Qualifying education and work experience should be in ASIC Engineering, Verification or a related field.
• Experience with System Verilog and UVM methodology.
• Experience with scripting using Perl and/or Python.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using UVM and SystemVerilog for ASIC verification and verifying complex blocks and/or clusters within ASICs.
• Experience with functional coverage and constrained random DV environments.
• Experience in verifying complex blocks, clusters and top level for SoC.
• Experience with Veloce/HAPS.
• Experience building test benches from scratch, including experience in SystemVerilog constraints, structures, and classes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

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:

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process. U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies: 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations) 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota; 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%; 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation. For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below: New York City Metro Area: $107,800.00 - $157,400.00 Non-Metro New York state & Washington state: $94,800.00 - $140,000.00. * For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined. ** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Cisconians power the future. We make impact as a team, innovating fast and fearlessly to create meaningful solutions on a large scale. The depth and breadth of our technology doesn't just benefit our customers – it also means limitless opportunities for us to experiment and learn. We understand the power each of our unique backgrounds bring when we work together. Because of that, we have a global network of thinkers, doers, experts, and curious creators who help one another do their lives’ best work.