Analog and Mixed Signal Design Engineer
BroadcomJob Title
Analog and Mixed Signal Design Engineer
Role Summary
Design and deliver on-die process, voltage, and temperature (PVT) monitoring IP and other mixed-signal analog blocks. Work with layout, simulation, digital modeling, and silicon validation teams to ensure successful tapeout and post-silicon bring-up.
Position sits within Central Engineering and interfaces with CAD/layout, verification, lab validation, and system integration teams across advanced process nodes.
Experience Level
Level - Mid-Career. Requires approximately 6+ years of mixed-signal and analog design experience.
Responsibilities
Primary engineering and delivery activities for mixed-signal/analog IP development and silicon validation.
- Design schematic architectures for analog and mixed-signal blocks (bandgaps, ADCs, DACs, regulators, comparators, GPIOs).
- Supervise layout and perform post-layout validation using SPICE simulations.
- Create behavioral and gate-level digital models and validate with Verilog simulations.
- Produce standard EDA views, timing models, datasheets, and technical integration documentation.
- Define post-silicon test plans, analyze test data, and oversee silicon bring-up and validation.
Requirements
Key technical and professional requirements. "Must-have" items are listed first; "Nice-to-have" items follow.
- Must-have: 6+ years of practical mixed-signal and analog IC design experience (systematic design, verification, and silicon validation).
- Deep understanding of analog fundamentals: gain, bandwidth, stability, device physics, reliability, process variation, and Monte Carlo/statistical analysis.
- Strong understanding of layout effects on circuit performance and experience supervising layout teams.
- Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso and SPICE simulators (Spectre, HSPICE, or PrimeSim).
- Experience with Verilog modeling and familiarity with standard digital implementation and timing flows (Synopsys PrimeTime; Verilog simulators such as Xcelium or VCS).
- Ability to analyze silicon test data and guide lab-level validation.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience building and delivering mixed-signal IPs and integration into SoC flows.
- Familiarity with ESD and latch-up design rules, silicon failure analysis (FA) and debugging.
- Proficiency in scripting (Python, Perl, SKILL) to automate design and verification tasks.
- Hands-on familiarity with lab testing methodologies and bench equipment to guide validation teams.
Education Requirements
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
About the Company
Company: Broadcom
Headquarters: Irvine, California, United States
Broadcom is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions. The company is known for its innovations in wireless and broadband communications, enabling a connected world.
