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Validation Engineer roles sit squarely in EB-2 and EB-3 territory: employers regularly sponsor foreign professionals through PERM labor certification, covering everything from process validation in pharma and medical devices to software and systems verification. Strong credentials in engineering disciplines with a bachelor's or advanced degree make sponsorship straightforward for qualified candidates.
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The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026
Meet the Team
The Silicon One team 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 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.
YOUR IMPACT
- Develop and maintain ASIC APIs and SDKs in C and C++, delivering clean, scalable updates that support emulation, bring-up, and ongoing feature work.
- Own tasks that extend verification and test capability, writing Python and TCL scripts that exercise ASIC features and measure performance in the emulation environment.
- Verify ASIC functionality and performance through structured emulation tests, debugging failures and driving issues to resolution with design and software partners.
- Contribute to silicon validation once silicon arrives, using existing scripts and lab automation, including traffic-generation tools such as Spirent and IXIA, to confirm feature behavior and performance.
- Partner across design, software, and validation teams to keep emulation environments, test plans, and silicon milestones aligned through each stage of the program.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Prior experience with software design skills using C or C++
- Prior experience with writing drivers or SDK for ASICS
- Prior experience with scripting languages such as Python or TCL
- Prior experience working with Emulator or ASIC bring up environments
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience in overall architecture of software systems: Linux kernel drivers (PCIE or I2C)
- Prior experience with troubleshooting or debugging skills
- Prior experience with test equipment automation like IXIA or Spirent
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.
COMPENSATION
The starting salary range posted for this position is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
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:
$167,700.00 - $282,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$149,100.00 - $250,900.00
- 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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
INTRODUCTION
The application window is expected to close on: 11/29/2026
Meet the Team
The Silicon One team 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 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.
YOUR IMPACT
- Develop and maintain ASIC APIs and SDKs in C and C++, delivering clean, scalable updates that support emulation, bring-up, and ongoing feature work.
- Own tasks that extend verification and test capability, writing Python and TCL scripts that exercise ASIC features and measure performance in the emulation environment.
- Verify ASIC functionality and performance through structured emulation tests, debugging failures and driving issues to resolution with design and software partners.
- Contribute to silicon validation once silicon arrives, using existing scripts and lab automation, including traffic-generation tools such as Spirent and IXIA, to confirm feature behavior and performance.
- Partner across design, software, and validation teams to keep emulation environments, test plans, and silicon milestones aligned through each stage of the program.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors + 7 years of related experience, or Masters + 4 years of related experience, or PhD + 1 year of related experience.
- Prior experience with software design skills using C or C++
- Prior experience with writing drivers or SDK for ASICS
- Prior experience with scripting languages such as Python or TCL
- Prior experience working with Emulator or ASIC bring up environments
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience in overall architecture of software systems: Linux kernel drivers (PCIE or I2C)
- Prior experience with troubleshooting or debugging skills
- Prior experience with test equipment automation like IXIA or Spirent
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.
COMPENSATION
The starting salary range posted for this position is $167,700.00 to $245,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.
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:
$167,700.00 - $282,000.00
Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:
$149,100.00 - $250,900.00
- 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.
Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Validation Engineer
Document your validation methodology credentials
PERM requires proving your qualifications match the job's minimum requirements. Gather transcripts, certifications like CAPA or IQ/OQ/PQ documentation, and employer letters that tie your hands-on validation experience to the specific engineering duties in the role.
Target industries with established PERM pipelines
Pharmaceutical manufacturers, medical device companies, and semiconductor fabs file PERM petitions for Validation Engineers far more regularly than general manufacturers. Filtering by NAICS code 3254 or 3344 in DOL disclosure data surfaces employers with active sponsorship history.
Search green card sponsoring employers on Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter Validation Engineer openings by employers with EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship history, so you're applying to companies already familiar with the PERM process rather than educating hiring managers from scratch.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 eligibility before accepting an offer
EB-2 requires a master's degree or a bachelor's plus five years of progressive experience; EB-3 covers roles needing a bachelor's. Ask the sponsoring employer which category they plan to file under, since this affects your priority date and wait time.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating your salary
Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage for your specific validation role and work location. Run the OFLC Wage Search before your negotiation so your offered salary meets the Level II or Level III wage floor required for PERM certification.
Confirm the employer's PERM recruitment timeline upfront
PERM requires the employer to run a supervised recruitment campaign before filing. Ask HR whether they've completed a prevailing wage determination and how long their internal legal review typically takes, since total PERM processing at DOL currently runs six to twelve months.
Green Card Validation Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Do Validation Engineer jobs commonly qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Yes. Validation Engineer roles in regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, biotech, and medical devices consistently meet EB-3 requirements because they require at least a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field. EB-2 applies when the role requires a master's degree or when the candidate holds a bachelor's plus five years of progressive, specialized validation experience. Employers in FDA-regulated environments file PERM petitions for these roles routinely.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for Validation Engineers?
H-1B visa sponsorship grants temporary status in two or three year increments and is subject to an annual lottery that can delay authorization by a year or more. EB-2 and EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM leads to permanent residency with no annual lottery and no cap on petitions filed. The tradeoff is time: PERM filing and I-140 approval together take roughly one to two years before you even reach adjustment of status, whereas an approved H-1B lets you start working immediately.
What does PERM labor certification actually require from a Validation Engineer sponsor?
The employer must obtain a prevailing wage determination from DOL, conduct a supervised recruitment campaign to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available, and then file an ETA Form 9089 with OFLC. For Validation Engineer roles, the job description must reflect actual daily duties and not overstate requirements to screen out otherwise qualified applicants. DOL audits these filings, so accuracy in describing validation scope, software tools, and regulatory frameworks matters.
How can I find Validation Engineer jobs where the employer already sponsors green cards?
Migrate Mate lets you search Validation Engineer openings specifically filtered by employers with EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship history, which saves significant time compared to applying broadly and discovering sponsorship policies during the offer stage. Prioritizing employers with a documented PERM filing history means you're talking to companies whose legal and HR teams already understand the process.
Can I use O*NET to verify that my Validation Engineer role qualifies as a specialty occupation?
O*NET classifies Validation Engineers under industrial and quality engineering occupations, which are recognized as requiring specialized knowledge and at minimum a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. Reviewing the O*NET profile for your specific role gives you the standardized job zone classification and typical education requirements, which directly supports both the PERM job description and any EB-2 justification your employer's attorney needs to build the petition.