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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
$141k–$263k/yr
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San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · On-site
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San Jose, California, United States · Hybrid
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Lead the development of AI-driven automation for physical design, focusing on agentic PnR workflows and RAG pipelines. Collaborate with teams to integrate LLMs into EDA tool flows to reduce design cycle times and improve QoR.
Requires a Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8-12+ years of Physical Design experience. Must have expertise in Python, AI tool integration, and experience with containerized EDA environments.
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
The Common Hardware Group (CHG) 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—like Silicon One—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.
Collaborate with physical design teams to identify high-value automation targets: timing triage, Congestion root-cause analysis, floorplan suggestions.
Evaluate and benchmark LLM-generated outputs against ground truth for Design QoR, timing impact, and sign-off compliance.
Own the full developer loop: prototype → eval → production — with a focus on measurable design cycle reduction.
Build agentic PnR workflows where Claude iterates autonomously on placement, routing, and timing constraints based on tool feedback loops.
Create RAG pipelines that index internal PDKs, design rule documents, sign-off checklists, and runbooks for Claude to reference.
Write and maintain Tcl bridge scripts that translate Claude's suggested fixes into executable EDA tool commands.
Develop prompt architectures that accurately interpret STA timing reports, DRC logs, congestion maps, and power analysis outputs.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, with 12+ years (Bachelor’s) or 8+ years (Master’s) of Physical Design experience.
Experience with Python and effectively leveraging AI tools through accurate prompting to enhance productivity.
Experience designing and building an MCP-based wrapper layer connecting Claude to live EDA tools (Innovus, ICC2, Calibre) for real-time copilot interactions.
Experience developing EDA copilots or AI-assisted design tools, along with experience in Docker and containerized EDA environments.
Experience with machine learning driven placement and routing (MLPD / ML-driven PnR), and OpenAI APIs (e.g., GPT-4o, o3) and vector databases such as Pinecone or Weaviate
Experience with RTL2GDSII flow and design tapeouts in 7nnm/5nm/3nm or below process technologies.
Experience working with EDA tools like Innovus, Tempus/Primetime, Redhawk/Voltus or Calibre/Pegasus.
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.
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.
The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:
New York City Metro Area:
$210,600.00 - $350,800.00Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$189,300.00 - $312,200.00 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.
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Cisco is the worldwide technology leader that is revolutionizing the way organizations connect and protect in the AI era. For more than 40 years, Cisco has securely connected the world. With its industry leading AI-powered solutions and services, Cisco enables its customers, partners and communities to unlock innovation, enhance productivity and strengthen digital resilience. With purpose at its core, Cisco remains committed to creating a more connected and inclusive future for all.
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