CareerPlan

ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead

San Jose, California, USFull-time$187k2026-10-05 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architect state-of-the-art emulation environments and lead pre-silicon test plan execution for complex ASICs.

Role type

Senior IC ASIC DFT Emulation Technical Lead

Builds

Pre-silicon emulation platforms and test strategies for Cisco Silicon One networking hardware

Domain

Semiconductor Design / ASIC Development / Hardware Validation

Required skills

ASIC emulation (Palladium, Veloce, Zebu), Verilog, System Verilog, C/C++, Tcl, Python, Perl, scan architecture, MBIST, JTAG

Preferred skills

DFT Emulation strategy definition, UVM, Post Silicon validation, boundary scan

Technologies

Palladium, Veloce, Zebu, UVM, System Verilog

Responsibilities

Architect emulation environments, execute pre-silicon test plans, validate scan/MBIST/JTAG architectures, troubleshoot critical issues, ensure post-silicon pattern conversion

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC