IC Design Engineer (ICB4)

Job Title

IC Design Engineer (ICB4)

Role Summary

Physical IC Design Engineer in the Data Center Solutions Group, responsible for taking RTL to silicon tape-out for PCIe switch and enterprise storage products. Focus areas include timing closure, floorplanning, place-and-route, clock-tree synthesis, EM/IR analysis and methodology development.

The role requires on-site work at the Colorado Springs site.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting requests approximately 8+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Execute physical design flow: synthesis, place-and-route, physical verification, and timing closure.
• Set up and synthesize RTL and drive top-level STA strategies for timing closure.
• Perform EM/IR analysis and implement mitigations.
• Design and optimize clock tree synthesis including custom clock trees, insertion reduction, and skew balancing.
• Perform floorplanning and top-level layout tasks.
• Develop and maintain flows and methodologies to improve physical design efficiency.
• Collaborate with RTL/design teams to ensure silicon readiness and tape-out.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 8+ years of relevant IC physical design experience.
• Full physical design cycle experience from RTL to tape-out.
• Proficiency with commercial EDA tools for synthesis, STA, P&R and physical verification.
• Strong timing-closure experience, preferably at top-level STA.
• Experience with place-and-route, clock-tree synthesis, floorplanning, and EM/IR analysis.
• TCL and Perl scripting for flow automation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Education Requirements

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree required in Electrical Engineering or Electronics 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.