Cisco

ASIC Development Technical Leader

Cisco$147K — $198K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of Physical Design experience, or Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 3+ years.
  • Proven experience in Fullchip activities.
  • Proficient with RTL-to-GDSII flow in advanced process technologies (7nm/5nm/3nm).
  • Familiarity with EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus, or Calibre/Pegasus.

Responsibilities

  • Design the Fullchip Floorplan based on architecture and constraints.
  • Collaborate with system and package design teams to integrate requirements into floorplans.
  • Conduct hierarchical implementations including clock planning and bump planning.
  • Handle RTL-to-GDSII processes with a focus on optimization of performance, power, and size.
  • Evaluate tool flows for efficiency and implement improvements.
  • Work alongside RTL, DFT, and EDA vendors to develop best design methodologies.
  • Apply low-power design methodologies using UPF.
  • Interact with foundries and IP vendors to refine signoff methodologies post-validation.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Innovative projects at the forefront of technology.
  • Collaborative and creative team environment.
  • Access to cutting-edge tools and resources.
  • Work on impactful global products that shape the industry.
Full Job Description
The application window is expected to close on: 10/01/2026Meet the Team

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) 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-like Silicon One-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. Join us to power the future of the digital world.

Your Impact
  • Fullchip Floorplan by understanding the architecture of the design, foundry integration guidelines and IP placement constraints
  • Collaborate with the system and package design teams to understand the requirements and incorporate into the fullchip floorplan
  • Perform hierarchical implementation flow, including partition, pin assignment, clock plan and bump planning; Handson experience with Fullchip clock mesh and Flex-HTree methods
  • RTL-to-GDSII implementation: Floorplan, Power Grid plan, place and route, static timing analysis, power integrity, physical verification and equivalence checks with a focus on performance, power and die size optimization.
  • Analyze existing tool flows and methodologies, identifying efficiency gaps and implementing incremental or transformative enhancements.
  • Work closely with RTL, DFT, implementation, EDA vendors, and tool/flow teams to enable best-in-class design methodology.
  • Proficiency in low-power design methodologies using UPF
  • Work with Foundry and standard cell IP vendors to define the signoff methodologies and validate/adjust them when you receive feedback from Post-Silicon Validation teams
  • Experience in using AI tools to improve productivity


Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of Physical Design experience or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of Physical Design experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of Physical Design experience.
  • Experience working on Fullchip activities.
  • Experience with RTL2GDSII flow and design tapeouts in 7nnm/5nm/3nm or below process technologies.
  • Experience working with EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus or Calibre/Pegasus.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with hierarchical design, timing closure, physical design convergence, and power integrity analysis.
  • Experience with static timing analysis and concepts, defining timing constraints and exceptions, corners/voltage definitions.
  • Experience in Fullchip floor-planning and power grid planning.
  • Experience with custom clock (H-Tree or Mesh) at chip level.
  • Experience with Python and usage of AI tools by giving accurate prompts


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