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ASIC Design Engineer Technical Lead

San Jose, California, US💼 Full-time💰 $186,900–$186,900🗓 2026-07-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead ASIC design for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products, defining architecture and implementing RTL to power AI-era hardware platforms.

Role type

Senior IC ASIC Design Technical Lead

Builds

Silicon One and other hardware platforms for global networking infrastructure

Domain

Networking hardware / ASIC design

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Verilog/System Verilog, micro-architecture development, timing closure, RTL implementation, simulation debugging, post-silicon validation

Preferred skills

Setup/hold timing violation resolution, scripting (Python/Perl/TCL), troubleshooting

Technologies

Verilog, System Verilog, Python, Perl, TCL

Responsibilities

Define chip architecture and micro-architecture specifications; Implement Verilog RTL meeting timing/performance; Mentor junior engineers; Collaborate with verification and physical design teams; Debug simulation and customer failures; Perform post-silicon validation tests

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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