Physical Design Engineer

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) at Cisco delivers silicon, optics, and hardware platforms for core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products. We design networking hardware for various organizations worldwide. Cisco Silicon One is a unifying silicon architecture enabling customers to deploy best-of-breed silicon across networks and data centers.

As a Physical Design Engineer in the Silicon One development organization, you'll focus on Design-for-Test and work with Front-end RTL teams and backend physical design teams. Your responsibilities include:

• Performing full chip DRC/LVS/ERC/ANT checks, reviewing and debugging issues
• Working with block and top-level implementation teams
• Deploying and improving physical verification flows and methodologies
• Developing custom checks for verification robustness
• Supporting block and TOP implementation teams to solve local PV issues

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in ASIC implementation and Physical verification
• Experience with deep submicron CMOS technologies
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Tcl, Skill)
• Experience with 7nm nodes and below (preferred)
• Background in industry-standard physical verification EDA tools

Join Cisco to shape groundbreaking solutions and design some of the most complex ASICs in the industry. We offer a diverse and innovative work environment with opportunities for growth and impact.