Post-Silicon ASIC Validation Engineer – Drive Silicon Quality

Cisco Systems, Inc; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to lead bring-up, validation, and characterization of ASICs.

You will coordinate with design, verification, and firmware teams to drive reliable silicon and robust validation frameworks. The role requires strong C, Python, and scripting skills, plus deep experience in post-silicon validation, I2C/SPI/JTAG, PCIe, Ethernet, and bootloader environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years experience; Master's with 4+ years; or PhD with 1+ year.
• Post-silicon validation, bring-up, and debug with ASICs.
• Early silicon bring-up, debug, and validation.
• Bringing up interfaces (I2C, SPI, JTAG) and protocols (PCIe, Ethernet).
• Firmware, bootloaders, and low-level silicon debug environments; C, Python, and scripting for validation automation.

Responsibilities

• Plan and set up Silicon Bring-up infrastructure, including system boot and Power-On of ASICs.
• Work with design, verification, and board teams to root-cause issues.
• Prepare Validation Test plan and execute functional and performance testing.
• Develop post-silicon validation infrastructure, automation, and test suites.
• Apply lab instrumentation for validation and characterization.
• Collaborate with RTL, DFT, ATE, firmware, and system teams for smooth transition.
• Provide feedback on test escapes, yield issues, and silicon errata.

Skills

Post-silicon validation

ASIC bring-up

C programming

Python

Scripting

I2C SPI JTAG

PCIe Ethernet

Firmware bootloaders

Low-level silicon debug

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA is seeking a Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to lead bring-up, validation, and characterization of ASICs.

You will coordinate with design, verification, and firmware teams to drive reliable silicon and robust validation frameworks. The role requires strong C, Python, and scripting skills, plus deep experience in post-silicon validation, I2C/SPI/JTAG, PCIe, Ethernet, and bootloader environments.