• The ASIC Design Verification Intern Engineer will be a member of a team working on next generation 100G-1T coherent optical communications products
• This role is focused on verifying highly-complex ASICs that are used in these next-generation telecom systems
• The engineer in this role uses sophisticated verification techniques to complete advanced individual contributions to the projects
• There are opportunities to develop process improvements for the team and to coordinate with other engineers within the engineering community to add value to the ASIC projects.
• Develop detailed and comprehensive test plans
• Develop verification test benches
• Timely execution of test plans
• Assist with chip level design tradeoffs by working with design engineers
• Participate in review of design verification coding and coverage metrics
• Participate and assist in FPGA emulation efforts

Work collaboratively with team to develop & incorporate latest technologies & processes

• This engineer must be a fast-learning, self-motivated effective person who is able to operate in a fast-paced, dynamic and highly technical environment
• A successful candidate will be energetic, collaborative and passionate about learning how to deliver the most advanced high speed optical products in the world
• Knowledge of object-oriented verification methodologies is required.
• Currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program
• Knowledge of the latest ASIC verification methodologies, tools and scripting/programming languages
• Knowledge of SystemVerilog/UVM, SystemC

Knowledge of C and/or C++

• 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