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.
- 1+ 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- At least 1 year of design verification experience
- Experience creating test plans from complex design specifications
- Testbench development experience using SystemVerilog
- Hands-on debugging experience with DVE and Verdi tools
- Proficiency in at least one scripting language: Tcl, Python, or Perl
- Knowledge of UVM and SystemVerilog
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Good communication and teamwork skills
- Experience adapting verification strategies for AI calibration and emerging technologies
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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What We Do
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) enables people to make powerful connections--whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible--providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time. Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. Today, with more than 71,000 employees worldwide, this tradition of innovation continues with industry-leading products and solutions in the company's core development areas of routing and switching, as well as in advanced technologies such as home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security, storage area networking, and wireless technology. In addition to its products, Cisco provides a broad range of service offerings, including technical support and advanced services. Cisco sells its products and services, both directly through its own sales force as well as through its channel partners, to large enterprises, commercial businesses, service providers, and consumers.
