Electrical Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Post-Silicon Validation Team Member

Welcome to the Post-Silicon Validation Team at Cisco! Our group offers a unique combination of a startup culture with the benefits of working for the leading networking company in the world. You will engage in dynamic collaboration with verification engineers, designers, and cross-functional teams, working together to ensure the successful verification of the ASIC throughout its lifecycle. Operating at the forefront of technology, we work with cutting-edge, high-speed, and power-hungry devices. Our small, but highly influential team thrives in this challenging environment, leveraging our expertise to impact the future of networking technology. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for transformative technology, we are shaping the future of high-performance networking and delivering unparalleled value in every project we undertake. Join us and be a part of a team where professionalism meets impact!

Your Impact:

You will be part of a high performance multidisciplinary team, taking full ownership of cutting edge features related to ASIC engineering post silicon validation. Hands-on cross functional experience with emphasis on SW development for multiple platforms (SERDES, PHY, Diagnostics, SDK and BSP).

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and execute detailed post-silicon validation plans for new ASICs
2. Design and implement test cases in Python for validating functionality, performance, and power metrics
3. Collaborate with ASIC design team to ensure thorough coverage and test completeness
4. Bring-up silicon in the lab and debug/resolve issues
5. Analyze and root-cause silicon failures, work closely with design teams to drive resolution
6. Automate test execution and data collection for regression and performance monitoring
7. Support product qualification and yield analysis

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master's degree in Software, or Computer Engineering with at least 5+ years’ experience.

• Prior experience in post-silicon validation, hardware bring-up, or related fields.
• Prior experience developing software in Python for hardware/ASIC testing.
• Prior experience in chip-level, board-level and system-level hardware architecture.
• Prior experience in Linux environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with network processor and PHY testing.
• High speed SERDES hardware or software experience.
• Prior experience working with ATE teams and supporting silicon testing in production.
• ASIC driver development experience a plus.