ASIC Design Verification Engineer

This is a hybrid role with four days per week at Cisco’s Yerevan office.

Meet the Team

The Silicon One team 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 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.

Your Impact

Drive comprehensive test planning and development of robust test benches to support cutting-edge ASIC projects. Collaborate closely with design, design-verification, and physical design (PD) teams to integrate and validate test logic throughout all phases of implementation. Identify and resolve technical issues by leveraging advanced debugging tools and scripting skills. Develop and refine verification strategies to ensure optimal coverage and efficiency. Contribute to delivering high-quality, reliable products that advance technology and innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or any related field.
• 3+ years of experience in design verification.
• Demonstrated experience in test planning based on complex design specifications.
• Proven expertise in testbench development using System Verilog.
• Hands-on debugging experience preferably with DVE and Verdi tools.
• Proficiency in scripting languages with at least one of Tcl, Python, or Perl.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of UVM and System Verilog.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Experience adapting verification strategies for AI calibration and emerging technologies.

Why Cisco?

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.