IC Design Engineer

Company Overview

Broadcom Inc. is a global technology leader designing and supplying semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. More at www.broadcom.com.

Job Summary

Join as an R&D engineer to lead and execute physical design implementation of high-performance System-On-Chip ASICs, driving innovation in advanced semiconductor technologies and collaborating across teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in the physical design implementation of large ASICs with 500 to 800 million gates to meet project specifications and timelines
• Provide technical support and manage customer relationships to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction
• Apply hands-on expertise using leading-edge physical design EDA tools for ASIC design and implementation projects
• Collaborate with RTL and Physical Design teams to identify and resolve timing violations through design or constraint optimization
• Utilize commercial and in-house EDA tools to design and implement integrated circuits in advanced 5nm, 3nm, and 2nm process technologies
• Participate in innovation and development of design flows and methodologies to address challenges in deep submicron ASIC design for computing and networking products
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of CPU/DSP architecture, algorithms, and physical design implementation to enhance design quality and performance

Required competencies and certifications

• Degree, Masters, or PhD in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Proficiency with VLSI design tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, and Ansys for Place & Route, Spice Simulation, DRC/LVS Physical Verification, Static Timing Analysis, and Power Integrity
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills demonstrated through collaboration in cross-functional teams
• Experience in scripting languages including Perl, Tcl, and Python

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• In-depth CPU/DSP architecture and algorithm knowledge with related physical design implementation experience (not mandatory but highly advantageous)