Broadcom

R&D IC Design Engineer

Posted 7 Days Ago

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2 Locations

In-Office

Senior level

Software • Semiconductor • Manufacturing

The Role

Designs and validates ASIC blocks for high-speed optical communication physical-layer products. Responsibilities include architecture, RTL coding, lint, CDC, synthesis, equivalence checking, timing analysis, simulation, silicon debug, verification planning, power and area tradeoffs, silicon bring-up, and ATE validation. Requires expertise in ARM subsystems, high-speed digital design, Ethernet and OTN networks, FEC, ASIC development flows, and design-for-power, test, and manufacturing.

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Job Description:

This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following job duties:

Work as part of a physical design team implementing chips from netlist to GDSii with a good understanding of the technology elements and the design flow in all stages.
Responsible for floorplanning, design partitioning, and block pin assignment.
Perform block PnR, timing closure, and physical verification.
Perform block IR/EM analysis. Experience with chip level IR/EM analysis is a big plus.
Familiar with scripting languages such as tcl, perl and python. Write scripts to automate the physical design flow and increase efficiency.
Expertise in low-power IC design is desirable.
Good knowledge of physical verification using Mentor’s Calibre tool.

Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience or Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 121,900.00 To USD 195,000.00

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

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Minimum 8 years of directly related technical experience with a bachelor's degree
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Minimum 6 years of work experience with a master's degree or Ph.D.
Knowledge of ARM subsystems
Knowledge of high-speed digital circuit design
Knowledge of digital upsampling and downsampling
Knowledge of 10G, 100G, 200G, 400G, and 800G Ethernet and OTN networks
Knowledge of Forward Error Correction design
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Hands-on laboratory debugging experience
Knowledge of RTL simulation and synthesis
In-depth knowledge of low-power design, design for test, and design for manufacturing
Knowledge of Verilog, VHDL, Unix or Perl scripting, Python, and C
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
Strong organization and issue-closure skills
Understanding of the complete IC development flow and volume production qualification procedures
Knowledge of digital signal processing and error-correction codes
Ability to collaborate with remote teams across different time zones

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