ASIC DFT Engineering Technical Leader

Application window closes: 12/21/2026

About the role

The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly.

You will be in the Silicon One development organization as an ASIC Implementation Technical Lead with a primary focus on Design-for-Test. You will work with Front-end RTL teams and backend physical design teams to understand chip architecture and drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle. As a member of this team, you will also be involved in crafting groundbreaking next-generation networking chips. You will help lead to drive the DFT and quality process through the entire Implementation flow and post-silicon validation phases with additional exposure to physical design signoff activities. Ability to work with ATE engineers on pattern translation and validation.

Responsibilities

• Drive DFT requirements early in the design cycle in collaboration with front-end RTL and backend physical design teams
• Lead DFT and quality processes through the entire implementation flow and post-silicon validation phases
• Participate in physical design signoff activities
• Work with ATE engineers on pattern translation and validation
• Contribute to groundbreaking next-generation networking chip development

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and 8+ years of experience, or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 6+ years of experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering + 3 years of experience
• Prior experience with ATPG and EDA tools like TestMax, Tetramax, Tessent, or similar tool sets
• Prior experience working with gate-level simulation, including timing-based simulations with SDF, debugging with VCS and other simulators
• Prior post-silicon validation and debug experience
• Prior experience with scan insertion

Preferred Qualifications

• Verilog design experience – developing custom DFT logic & IP integration; familiarity with functional verification
• Prior experience with EDA tools like Tessent
• Prior experience with JTAG protocols (P1500, P1687)
• Scripting skills: Tcl, Python/Perl
• Prior experience with test static timing analysis constraints development and timing closure

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Eligibility for grants of Cisco restricted stock units (vesting following continued employment for defined periods)

Paid time away (subject to Cisco’s policies):

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
• Paid year-end holiday shutdown
• 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees: 16 days of paid vacation per full calendar year, accrued at 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees: flexible vacation time off program (no defined limit, subject to availability and business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
• Additional paid time away may be requested for critical or emergency family issues
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Employees in Illinois participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $186,900.00 to $267,700.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training.

Applicable full salary ranges by specific state:

• New York City Metro Area: $186,900.00 - $307,800.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $166,300.00 - $274,100.00

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies. Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of base salary, split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan.