Software Modeling Team Leader

Meet the Team 

Join the Cisco Silicon One team in developing a unified silicon architecture for web-scale, service provider, and enterprise networks. Cisco's silicon team provides an outstanding, unique experience for Software and ASIC engineers by combining the resources offered by a sizable multi-geography silicon organization and a large campus with the startup culture and breadth of growth opportunities that working in a smaller ASIC team can provide. 

Your Impact 

As the leader of the team, you will be responsible for delivering a state-of-the-art functional simulator for the Cisco SiliconOne family of routing and switching devices. This simulator is a critical product that streamlines the development process and significantly reduces time-to-market. 

In this role, you will: 

• Lead and mentor and scale the team to 7-10 engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Oversee the design and delivery of a high-performance, reliable, and user-friendly behavioral model for Cisco SiliconOne devices
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including ASIC Architecture, Software, and Hardware to align goals and ensure seamless execution
• Champion engineering excellence by modeling hands-on problem solving and debugging best practices
• Guide team members in their professional development with tailored growth plans and regular feedback

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree, and 8+ years of related experience, or Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree, and 5+ years of related experience
• 5 Years or more of hands-on Software and/or ASIC development
• 3 Years of proven leadership in a team/domain of at least 5 engineers in a software and/or ASIC development
• Demonstrated programming experience with C or C++, or System Verilog or Design Verification
• Consistently achieved positive collaboration and effective communication skills
   

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Prior experience designing and implementing ASIC functional simulators
• Prior experience in Data Networks
• Possess both Software development and ASIC development experience

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.