Design Verification Engineer

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San Jose, CA, USA
In-Office
120K-192K Annually
Senior level
Software • Semiconductor • Manufacturing
The Role
The Design Verification Engineer is responsible for verifying networking ASIC designs, developing test plans, implementing test suites, and ensuring completion through various metrics.
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Job Description:

The CSG group at Broadcom has brought some of the most complex and cutting edge networking ASIC's and multichip solutions to market over the last decade. The group

develops Tomahawk ASICs for Scale-Out and Scale-Up AI Networks. These products support the latest networking protocols and features as well as manage extremely large volumes of traffic of the order of several hundreds of Terabits/sec. These networking ASIC's support a large number of ports ranging from 10/100Mb/s to 1600Gb/s speeds as well as various line interfaces and protocols.

The successful candidate will be responsible for various key tasks in the areas of verification of cutting edge network switch routing designs. The daytoday tasks for this position include but are not limited to the following:

1) Participating in the verification processes of L2/L3 Network Switching and routing ASICs and various subsystems within these chips

2) Understanding the architecture and implementation of these chips and coming up with in depth test plans for verifying various key networking features such as L2/L3 traffic streaming, traffic management, scheduling and shaping of traffic, latency and performance characterization of chips and systems.

3) Developing verification environments including testbenches and verification API’s associated with the chip architecture to enable testing of various features within the chips as well as scripts and Makefiles as required to run the environment in various tool chains

4) Implementing test plans into executable test suites using a cutting edge Systemverilog verification environment.

5) Executing the verification process to completion pre-silicon using various functional and code coverage metrics as measures of completion

The successful candidate will satisfy the following requirements:

1) MSEE or BSEE or equivalent, with concentration in digital design and excellent academic standing. Total engineering minimum experience required is typically a BS degree and 8+

years of experience, an MS degree and 6+ years of experience or a PhD and 3+ years of experience or equivalent.

2) Familiar with Hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog/UVM), scripting languages (Perl, Python) and Object Oriented Programming (OOP).

3) Exposure to cutting edge verification and validation techniques and methodologies using Object Oriented modular reusable environments in languages such as Systemverilog,

Perl, Python

4) Strong understand and prior experience of end-to-end verification process from test plan definition to coverage closure on ASIC/SOC silicon that has gone into mass production

5) Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $192,000. 

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.

Skills Required

  • MSEE or BSEE or equivalent with concentration in digital design
  • 8+ years of experience with a BS degree, 6+ years with an MS degree, or 3+ years with a PhD
  • Familiar with Hardware description languages (Verilog/SystemVerilog/UVM)
  • Experience in scripting languages (Perl, Python) and Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Strong understanding of verification processes for ASIC/SOC

Broadcom Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Broadcom and has not been reviewed or approved by Broadcom.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity is used broadly through RSUs with quarterly or annual vesting, and an ESPP with a discount and look‑back that can add meaningful upside. Company disclosures show ongoing equity grants, including inducement RSUs tied to acquisitions, underscoring equity’s central role in total rewards.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) plan with a competitive company match and immediate vesting is consistently highlighted, supporting long‑term savings. Tax‑advantaged accounts like HSA/FSA further strengthen the financial wellness toolkit.
  • Pay Growth & Progression Compensation ceilings in technical tracks are described as high, with wide ranges and very strong totals for experienced engineers. Sales compensation is also characterized as competitive, supporting attractive on‑target earnings.

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The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
38,985 Employees
Year Founded: 1991

What We Do

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.

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