ASIC Design Verification Engineer

ASIC Verification Engineer

This role requires being onsite in San Jose, CA at least 4 days/week.

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.

• Set vision and strategy for ASIC verification methodology and execution across multiple programs and product lines.
• Serve as technical authority and mentor for verification teams, fostering technical excellence and innovation.
• Lead architecture and implementation of scalable, reusable verification infrastructure and methodologies.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve verification efficiency, quality, and coverage at scale.
• Influence ASIC architecture and design to enable robust verification and high-quality silicon.
• Serve as subject matter expert and advisor on industry trends, best practices, and new technologies.
• Provide technical leadership in root cause analysis and resolution of complex issues during bring-up and post-silicon validation.

• Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
• Experience in System Verilog, UVM, and verification methodologies including emulation.
• Experience architecting verification strategies for complex ASIC programs.
• Experience leading verification teams or projects.
• Experience in scripting (Python, Perl) and C/C++ programming language.

• Experience in data center, Hyperscalers, or AI Networking technologies.
• Author or contributor to industry standards or best practices in ASIC verification.
• Deep expertise in multiple protocols and large-scale SoC architectures.
• Experience with advanced emulation, prototyping, and formal verification tools at scale.
• Experience with silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug.
• Strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills.

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.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $ to $ 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. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic…