ASIC Digital Design Engineer

## Responsibilities - Be a key member of the Silicon One development organization, collaborating closely with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to deeply understand chip architecture. - Drive high-quality Design for Test (DFT) verification to ensure robust and reliable silicon solutions that meet Cisco’s standards for performance and innovation. - Take part in all aspects of digital design, from micro-architecture to RTL design and qualification. - Integrate and verify sub-systems/SoCs, review and enhance RTL codes, and improve flows and methodologies to streamline IP/SoC development and integration. - Work closely with the verification team for complex debug and resolution of verification failures, and interact with the physical design team to achieve better physical design Quality of Results (QoR). ## Requirements - 5+ years of industry experience in ASIC digital design. - Proficient in Verilog/System Verilog coding. - Experience with front-end tools such as Verilog simulators, linting, CDC checkers, synthesis, and formal verification. - Proficiency to use at least one scripting language (Python, Tcl, and Make). - Fluency in English, both spoken and written. ## Nice to Have - Familiarity with ASIC development flow. - Experience with industry-standard interface protocols such as AMBA (AXI, APB, AHB), JTAG, and memories. - Familiarity with power optimization techniques, power intent (UPF), and power estimation. - Familiarity with DFT/MBIST is a plus. - Good communication skills, self-motivated, and well-organized. ## Benefits - Hybrid role with four days per week at Cisco’s Yerevan office. - Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking solutions that shape the future of networking silicon. - Collaborative and innovative environment with highly skilled engineers. - Work on some of the most complex ASICs in the industry. - Revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. - Fueled by the depth and breadth of technology, creating meaningful solutions with a worldwide network of doers and experts. - Work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. - Our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 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.