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Senior Physical Design Engineer - UK Reading - Cisco Silicon One

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Publication date 10 February 2026
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Senior Physical Design Engineer – UK Reading – Cisco Silicon One

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Role Overview

As a Senior Physical Design Engineer within Cisco Silicon One, you will be responsible for the entire backend methodology and flow development from RTL to GDS, playing a key role in developing high-quality VLSI designs.

Responsibilities

  • Handle all aspects of chip design, including Definition, Physical Synthesis, Place and Route, Optimization, Timing Closure, and Design Floor Planning.
  • Work with the latest silicon technologies to build complex devices, pushing technological boundaries.

Team & Environment

Join our Cisco Silicon One team, central to Cisco’s ASIC design efforts, operating in a startup-like environment within a stable corporation. Our design center hosts all silicon hardware and software development fields under one roof.

Impact

Contribute to revolutionizing the industry with Cisco Silicon One, building a faster, safer internet engine for the 5G era, adaptable across service providers and web-scale markets, supporting high speed, programmability, power efficiency, and scalability.

Minimum Requirements

  • Extensive experience in backend VLSI design engineering.
  • B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering.
  • Strong understanding of Place & Route flow.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of Physical construction and Integration.
  • Knowledge of Physical Design Verification (LVS/DRC).
  • Familiarity with EDA tools like Synopsys, Cadence.
  • Good teamwork, self-learning skills, and ability to work independently.

Learn More

  • Cisco Silicon One Overview
  • Fortune Article on Cisco Silicon One
  • Calcalist Article
  • Cisco Silicon One on YouTube
  • Cisco Silicon One Blog

Why Cisco?

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Additional Details

  • Seniority level: Not Applicable
  • Employment type: Full-time
  • Job function: Information Technology and Engineering
  • Industries: Hardware Manufacturing, Software Development, Networking

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