Meet the Team:

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) delivers the silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for Cisco's core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We craft the networking hardware for Enterprises and Service Providers, the Public Sector, and Non-Profit Organizations across the world. Cisco Silicon One (#CiscoSiliconOne) is the only unifying silicon architecture in the market that enables customers to deploy the best-of-breed silicon from Top of Rack (TOR) switches all the way through web scale data centers and across service provider, enterprise networks, and data centers with a fully unified routing and switching portfolio. Come join us and take part in shaping Cisco's ground-breaking solutions by crafting, developing and testing some of the most sophisticated ASICs being developed in the industry. You will engage in dynamic collaboration with verification engineers, designers, and multi-functional teams, working together to ensure the successful verification of the ASIC throughout its lifecycle.

Your Impact

As a Design Verification Engineer specializing in Emulation, you will be responsible for developing and executing verification strategies to ensure the correctness and performance of complex hardware designs. Your primary focus will be on emulation platforms to accelerate verification cycles and improve coverage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement verification plans and test benches using emulation tools and methodologies.
• Collaborate with design and validation teams to identify verification requirements and coverage goals.
• Utilize emulation platforms to run large-scale verification tests and debug design issues.
• Analyze verification results, identify bugs, and work closely with design engineers to resolve issues.
• Maintain and enhance verification infrastructure and automation frameworks.
• Document verification processes, test cases, and results to ensure traceability and reproducibility.
• Stay current with emerging verification technologies and best practices, particularly in emulation.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience Preferred Qualifications Varies based on the team and business needs | Preferred Qualifications are desired education, experience, and skills that are in addition to Minimum Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• Relevant experience in design verification with a strong emphasis on emulation platforms.
• Experience with emulation tools (e.g., Cadence Palladium, Mentor Veloce) and verification methodologies (UVM, OVM) with strong experience in builds and automation frame work

Why Cisco? 

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. 

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.