Senior ASIC DFT Tech Lead – Post-Silicon Validation

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 214,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Annual bonus

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA seeks an ASIC Technical Lead focused on Design-for-Test. You will collaborate with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle and lead the post-silicon validation efforts for next-generation networking chips.

Ideal candidate has 12+ years in ASIC/DFT, with experience in JTAG, BIST, ATPG, and EDA tools like TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent, and PrimeTime. Strong debugging skills with VCS are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 12+ years of experience.
• Post-silicon debug experience from first silicon to production.
• Experience with JTAG, Scan and BIST architectures including memory BIST and boundary scan.
• Experience with ATPG and EDA tools such as TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent, PrimeTime.
• Gate level simulation and debugging with VCS or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead DFT and quality processes across Implementation flow and post-silicon validation.
• Collaborate with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to drive DFT requirements.
• Contribute to design and integration of next generation networking chips.
• Provide guidance on DFT architecture, test patterns, and timing checks.

Skills

RTL design

DFT

JTAG

ATPG

VCS debugging

Education

Bachelors or Masters in EE/CE

Tools

TestMax

Tetramax

Tessent

PrimeTime

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA seeks an ASIC Technical Lead focused on Design-for-Test. You will collaborate with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle and lead the post-silicon validation efforts for next-generation networking chips.

Ideal candidate has 12+ years in ASIC/DFT, with experience in JTAG, BIST, ATPG, and EDA tools like TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent, and PrimeTime. Strong debugging skills with VCS are essential.