• You will collaborate with Front-end and Back-end teams to understand chip architecture and guide them in refining design and timing constraints for seamless physical design closure
• As part of this team, you’ll contribute to developing next-generation networking chips
• 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

• You are a diligent Design/SDC Engineer with strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of timing constraints, including clock groups, exceptions, and clock exclusivity
• Proficient in industry-standard SDC/STA tools and scripting for automation, you excel at identifying and resolving timing issues across all design levels
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 7+ years of ASIC experience, OR Master’s Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 4+ years of ASIC experience, OR PhD with + 1 year of ASIC experience
• Experience with microarchitecture and RTL implementation
• Experience with block/full chip SDC development in functional and test modes

Understanding of related digital design concepts (eg clocking and async boundaries)

• Experience with synthesis tools (eg

Synopsys DC/DCG/FC), Verilog/System Verilog programming

• With Cisco being a systems company, you will also have an opportunity to work with other ASIC teams in the journey of taking it from concept to first customer shipments
• The starting salary range posted for this position is $152,400.00 to $221,800.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits
• Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training
• The full salary range for certain locations is listed below
• For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance

• Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks
• Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time
• U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:
• 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, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
• For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
• Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan

For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows: .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation
• For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target
• Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid
• For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined

Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements