CAD Engineer

Job Title

CAD Engineer

Role Summary

Work within Broadcom Central Engineering to develop and support CAD tool flows for advanced process nodes. Provide hands-on CAD infrastructure work, including tool flow development, layout/design issue resolution, and productivity automation.

Experience Level

Mid-level — 4+ years of relevant CAD/EDA experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include day-to-day CAD/tool support, development and maintenance of flows and automation, and user support.

• Provide hands-on support for design and layout issues.
• Develop, maintain, and improve CAD utilities and automation.
• Develop or maintain Calibre DRC/LVS decks for advanced FinFET nodes.
• Create and maintain CAD PDK environments, including tool installations and layout environment customization (Skill or similar).
• Support EDA flows for circuit simulation, EMIR, and aging using tools such as Spectre and HSPICE.
• Provide block-level place-and-route support and collect PPA metrics.
• Participate in evaluation, QA, testing, releases, documentation, and user training.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• 4+ years of CAD/EDA experience.
• Strong programming and scripting skills for automation.
• User-level familiarity with CAD/EDA tools and workflows.
• Experience across CAD support phases: evaluation, QA, testing, release, support, and documentation.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, multitasking skills, and attention to detail.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.

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.