ASIC Engineering Technical Leader – CDC

Cisco

ASIC Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco defining and verifying innovative hardware platforms. Collaborating in multi-disciplined teams to achieve performance and design goals for cutting-edge designs.

Posted 6/27/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $183,800 - $263,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, design and verify ASIC and ASIC subsystems to be deployed in a range of Cisco platforms
Contribute to a multi-disciplined engineering team to meet the power, performance, and area goals for products
Design, document, and develop ASIC subsystems for release in high volume and quality
Help define the process, methods, and tools for design and implementation of complex developments
Leads the CDC/RDC (Clock Domain Crossing / Reset Domain Crossing) methodology in silicon one chips
Design & implement robust and reusable RTL with CDC/RDC considerations
Spec comprehensive CDC/RDC check flows and work with CAD team to implement
Review and approve CDC/RDC constraints and waivers
Perform static glitch analysis
Improve design with prevention of static glitch hazard

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s with 8+ years or related experience, or master’s with 6 + years of related experience, or PhD + 3 years of related experience
Prior experience with RTL development skills and experiences
Prior experience with CDC/RDC concepts and relevant design implementation
Prior Experience on maintaining CDC/RDC flow and signing-off constraints and waivers
Prior experience with static glitch hazards and experience on the relevant analysis on synthesis optimized gate netlists
Experience on SDC constraints development (Preferred)
Experience on VCS simulation SVA (SystemVerilog Assertions) (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
flexible vacation time off program
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
eligible to earn annual bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

ASIC designRTL developmentCDC methodologyRDC methodologystatic glitch analysisSDC constraints developmentVCS simulationSystemVerilog Assertionsdesign documentationhigh volume production

Soft Skills

team collaborationleadershipprocess definitionmethodology developmentproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreePhD