Cisco
Silicon Validation Engineer
$149K–$282K
San Jose, California, US · Onsite Only · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- Bachelor's + 7 years of related experience, or Master's + 4 years, or PhD + 1 year.
- Education
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD; no equivalent-experience alternative stated.
About the job
Develop ASIC APIs and SDKs, build emulation tests, debug and validate ASIC features and performance, and support silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain ASIC APIs and SDKs in C and C++; write Python and TCL scripts to test ASIC features and performance in emulation.
- Verify ASIC functionality and performance in emulation, debug failures, and resolve issues with design and software partners.
- Contribute to silicon validation using scripts, lab automation, and traffic-generation tools such as Spirent and IXIA.
What they ask for
- Experience with software design using C or C++.
- Experience writing drivers or SDKs for ASICs.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python or TCL.
- Experience working with emulator or ASIC bring-up environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with software system architecture, including Linux kernel drivers (PCIE or I2C).
- Experience with debugging or test equipment automation such as IXIA or Spirent.
Pay
$167,700.00 to $245,200.00 USD base salary; $167,700.00 - $282,000.00 USD base salary (New York City Metro Area); $149,100.00 - $250,900.00 USD base salary (non-Metro New York state & Washington state)
Tools
C, C++, Python, TCL, Linux, PCIE, I2C, IXIA
AI focus
The role validates ASIC hardware platforms described as powering products for the AI era; no specific AI development work is stated.
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