CareerPlan

Senior ASIC RTL Engineer

San Jose, California, USFull-time$168k–$245k2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10

Core

Drive high-quality Design for Test (DFT) RTL to ensure robust and reliable silicon solutions for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products.

Role type

Senior ASIC RTL Engineer (DFT focus)

Builds

Advanced networking silicon aligned with Cisco Silicon One's scalable and flexible architecture

Domain

Semiconductor / Networking Hardware

Required skills

Verilog/System Verilog coding, front-end tools (simulators, linting, CDC checkers, synthesis, formal verification), industry standard interface protocols (AMBA AXI/APB/AHB, JTAG), memories

Preferred skills

Power optimization techniques, power intent (UPF), power estimation, DFT/MBIST, post-silicon debug

Technologies

Verilog, System Verilog, UPF, AMBA, JTAG

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Front-end RTL and backend physical design teams to gain deep understanding of chip architecture, drive high-quality DFT RTL, ensure robust and reliable silicon solutions meet Cisco's standards for performance and innovation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC