Design Engineer - Flow Development
BroadcomJob Title
Design Engineer - Flow Development
Role Summary
Join Broadcom's Timing Sign-Off group in Central Engineering to develop, enhance, and support timing sign-off flows used by chip teams. The role focuses on flow development, automation, statistical analysis, and tooling to achieve robust timing closure with optimized yield and margins.
Experience Level
Senior-level. See Education Requirements for the typical years-of-experience guidance.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include developing and maintaining EDA flows, automations, and statistical analysis tools; supporting chip teams; and delivering practical solutions on schedule.
- Design, implement, and deploy tooling and flow components using Python, Perl, TCL, and Unix shell.
- Develop and maintain EDA flows for timing sign-off (Primetime, Tempus) and implementation (Innovus), and IR analysis (Redhawk).
- Create automations for statistical data analysis, data science workflows, and SSTA processes.
- Analyze timing and reliability data, build statistical models, and produce actionable results for design teams.
- Support, debug, and improve existing flows; integrate with revision control and CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate across teams, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple responsibilities in an agile, project-driven environment.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills, tools, and professional behaviors.
- Hands-on experience with SSTA tools such as Synopsys PrimeTime and Cadence Tempus.
- Hands-on experience with Place & Route tools (Cadence Innovus).
- Hands-on experience with IR analysis tools (e.g., Ansys RedHawk).
- Proficient scripting skills: Python, TCL, Perl, and Unix shell for flow automation.
- Experience performing statistical data analysis and modeling for timing and yield analysis.
- Familiarity with revision control, issue tracking, and CI/CD tooling and practices.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills; attention to detail.
- Clear verbal and written communication; able to work with internal and external partners.
- Ability to multitask, handle ambiguity, work independently, and remain calm under pressure.
Education Requirements
Typically a BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 8+ years of industry experience, or an MS or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 6+ years of industry 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.
