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ASIC Test Development Engineer

Cisco · San Jose, California, US · On-site

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About the role

As our next ASIC Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations, you are the backbone of our ATE test bring-up process. 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. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • 4+ years’ experience in SOC/VLSI/ bring-up, production, characterization, and test engineering
  • Excellent working knowledge of Advantest 93000 tester (Smartest 7 and 8) or any other ATE testers for characterization and production testing
  • Highly skilled in writing code in C, C++, Java, 93k test methods, PERL, and Python
  • Excellent knowledge of the latest state-of-the-art trends in DFT insertion techniques, including Scan, ATPG, JTAG, MBIST, PVT and SerDes
  • Experience with yield improvement and test time reduction activities
More about this role

The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026

This is a hybrid role based out of our San Jose, CA office.

As our next ASIC Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations, you are the backbone of our ATE test bring-up process. 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.

You will be a ASIC Test Development Engineer in Silicon Operations focusing on the ATE test bring-up. You will partner with the Cisco ASIC team to bring up tests, characterize units, and release the test program to production. You will support pattern generation/debugging, identify gaps in test coverage, and design and implement new tests to improve coverage. You will work with Tier-1 OSATs to manage high-volume manufacturing tests and quality issues.

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

4+ years’ experience in SOC/VLSI/ bring-up, production, characterization, and test engineering.

Excellent working...

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