ASIC Engineer

Cisco is hiring an ASIC Engineer in Bengaluru, India. Level rates it ; you can apply on Cisco.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include C, Perl and Python.
Level classifies it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations focusing on ATE test bring up, characterization, and production test programs for ASICs.

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What You'll Do

You will be a Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations focusing on ATE test bring up. You will partner with Cisco ASIC team to bring up tests, characterize units, support reliability and release test program to production. You will work with Tier-1 OSATs to manage high volume manufacturing test, provide continuous improvements like yield improvement, test time reduction and quality issues. Your role will also be to drive component failure analysis, containments, and root cause corrective actions.

Who You'll Work With

You will collaborate with ASIC design teams in the Central Hardware Group, peer Test Engineers in Silicon Operations and with Cisco Systems NPI teams. You will also work with Cisco’s manufacturing partners to triage any failures and manage the OSAT production test activities.

Who You Are

Minimum Qualification

· Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)

· 5+ years experience in SOC/VLSI test bring-up, production and characterization test, and product engineering experience.

· Excellent working knowledge of Advantest 93000 tester for test program development.

Preferred Qualification

· Skilled in writing code in C, C++, 93k test methods, PERL, python

· Knowledge of test cell integration.

· Knowledge in DFT APTG and test pattern development.

· Ability to work with crossteam and leadership across many parts of Cisco's technical entities to implement bleeding-edge solutions for Cisco's ASIC and system test strategies.

· Strong teamwork & collaboration skills. Excellent problem solving & effective conflict resolution skills.

· An effective multi-functional communicator with strong, presentation and interpersonal skills, who perseveres and has multi-functional leadership to get results and change across organizations up to the executive level.

· Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment. High level of motivation and energy

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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.

Disclaimer

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How we rate this

ASIC Engineer at Cisco rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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Key facts

ASIC Engineer is an open job at Cisco.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Bangalore, India.
The job was posted on October 14, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Cisco. Apply on Cisco

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

SocVlsiTest DevelopmentHardware BringupCPerlPythonAdvantest 93000

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Tell me about a project where hardware bringup was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used C in your day-to-day work.

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