Cisco

ASIC Design Verification Engineer, Technical Leader

Cisco$183K — $263K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's with 8+ years or Master's with 6+ years of relevant experience
  • Proven experience with System Verilog and UVM methodology
  • Experience verifying complex blocks or top-level ASIC/SoC
  • Hands-on experience building test benches from scratch
  • Knowledge of functional coverage and constrained random DV environments
  • Proficient in Perl and/or Python scripting

Responsibilities

  • Maintain and enhance existing DV environments
  • Construct test benches with scoreboards, agents, sequencers, and monitors for new blocks
  • Write test plans, develop test cases, and debug regression failures
  • Drive module verification closure
  • Ensure complete verification coverage through code and functional coverage implementation
  • Utilize AI tools to improve design verification methods and processes

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ASIC development
  • Collaborative environment with access to cross-functional teams
  • Chance to lead innovative design verification projects
  • In-depth exposure to various industry protocols and technologies
  • Career growth potential in a leading tech company located in Silicon Valley
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 07/31/2026
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

This role will work onsite out of our San Jose, CA office.

Who You'll Work With:

You will be in the Silicon One development organization as an ASIC design verification engineer in San Jose, CA. You collaborate closely with verification engineers, designers, hardware and cross-functional teams to verify the ASIC in simulation, in emulation, and during ASIC bring-up.

What You'll Do:
  • Maintaining existing DV environments and enhancing them
  • Construct test bench including scoreboard, agents, sequencers, and monitors for new blocks
  • Write test plan, develop test cases, debug regression failures and drive to module verification closure
  • Ensuring complete verification coverage through implementation and review of code and functional coverage
  • Use AI tools to develop innovative methods and processes to improve quality of design verification.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's with 8+ years or Master's degree with 6+ of relevant experience required; prior experience with System Verilog and UVM methodology
  • Prior experience in verifying complex blocks, cluster, and/or top level for ASIC/SoC
  • Prior experience building test benches from scratch, hands on experience with System Verilog constraints, structures and classes.
  • Prior experience with functional coverage and constrained random DV environments.
  • Scripting skills: Perl and/or Python scripting


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Strong domain experience in one or more protocols is a plus - PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, AHB/AXI, DDR, MMU.
  • Experience with Veloce/HAPS is a plus
  • Formal verification (iev/vc formal) knowledge is a plus

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