Cisco · 2 hours ago
ASIC Design Technical Leader – Design & Timing Constraints Focus
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$169K/yr - $241K/yr
6+ years expCisco is a leader in revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity, and they are seeking an ASIC Design Technical Leader to join their Silicon One team. This role focuses on developing timing constraints and collaborating with various teams to ensure seamless physical design closure for next-generation networking chips.
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Responsibilities
Being a member of design team who oversees fullchip SDCs and works with physical design and DFT teams to close fullchip timing in multiple timing modes
Option to also do block level RTL design or block or top-level IP integration
Helping develop efficient methodology to promote block level SDCs to fullchip, and to bring fullchip SDC changes back to block level
Helping develop and apply methodology to ensure correctness and quality of SDCs as early as possible in design cycle
Reviewing block level SDCs and clocking diagrams and mentor other RTL design owners on SDC development
Creating fullchip clocking diagrams and related documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of ASIC or related experience or Master's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 6+ years of ASIC or related experience
Experience with block/full chip SDC development in functional and test modes
Experience in Static Timing Analysis and prior working experience with STA tools like PrimeTime/Tempus
Understanding of related digital design concepts (eg. clocking and async boundaries)
Experience with synthesis tools (eg. Synopsys DC/DCG/FC), Verilog/System Verilog programming
Preferred
Experience with constraint analyzer tools such as TCM (Timing Constraint Manager from Synopsys) and CCD (Conformal Constraint Designer from Cadence)
Experience with Spyglass CDC and glitch analysis
Experience using Formal Verification: Synopsys Formality and Cadence LEC
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or TCL
Benefits
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
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
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
Employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
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