Broadcom VLSI Design Engineer Jobs: Open Positions

Broadcom ships some of the largest ASICs in the industry, the Tomahawk and Trident switch chips among them. VLSI design there means owning both front-end and back-end implementation for networking, storage, and broadband silicon rather than a single narrow slice of the flow.

The work runs from SystemVerilog RTL and logic synthesis through timing analysis and physical implementation on advanced TSMC and Samsung Foundry nodes. Engineers with 5nm or 3nm tapeouts under their belt and real high-speed interface experience, Ethernet, PCIe, and SerDes at 112G or 224G per lane, are the ones who move to the front of the pile. A Tomahawk-class part can carry tens of billions of transistors and hundreds of I/O lanes, so blocks get partitioned across coordinated teams rather than owned end to end by one person.

Broadcom concentrates its design centers in San Jose, Irvine, and Fort Collins, plus Allentown, Pennsylvania and Bangalore, India. The semiconductor group covers networking ASICs, storage controllers, and broadband SoCs, and engineers tend to rotate across those domains over a career instead of staying on one product line. If you are weighing back-end options, the Broadcom physical design roles sit right next to these VLSI listings.

What sets the work apart is the reliability bar. A Tomahawk switch is expected to run continuously for ten years or more in hyperscale data centers without a field failure. That requirement drives rigorous verification, deep DFT coverage, and physical design signoff standards that are stricter than most of the ASIC market. If you like designs where a corner case in the field is not an option, that culture fits.

For adjacent openings, scan the wider VLSI design job listings or the SerDes design engineer roles that feed Broadcom's high-speed interface work. We also track VLSI design jobs in San Jose specifically.

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FAQ

What networking ICs do Broadcom VLSI design engineers work on

Broadcom's flagship networking ASICs include the Tomahawk series (data center switching), Trident series (enterprise switching), Jericho series (service provider routing), and Stingray smart NICs. VLSI engineers work across the stack, from packet processing engines to high-speed SerDes integration.

What is the size scale of Broadcom ASIC designs

The most complex parts contain tens of billions of transistors and hundreds of I/O lanes running at 112G or 224G per lane. These rank among the largest ASIC designs in the industry and need large, coordinated VLSI teams to close.

Does Broadcom offer remote or hybrid VLSI design engineer positions

It varies by site and team. Senior engineers with strong track records get more flexibility. SemiDesignJobs labels each Broadcom listing with its remote, hybrid, or onsite work model so you can filter before you apply.