PCIe Design Architect

Job Title

PCIe Design Architect

Role Summary

Senior architect responsible for defining and delivering PCIe subsystems and related SoC architectures. The role focuses on micro-architecture, RTL quality, synthesis and timing closure, silicon bring-up and debug within a VLSI design organization.

The position involves collaboration with product teams and customers to translate requirements into architecture, provide design guidance, and resolve complex silicon and verification issues.

Experience Level

Senior — 18+ years of experience in VLSI design and architecture.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Define architectures for PCIe subsystems and SoC integrations based on product requirements.
• Specify micro-architecture and enforce RTL coding standards and best practices.
• Lead design implementation for synthesis, constraints, timing closure, and equivalence checking.
• Perform and oversee Lint/CDC/RDC analyses and address tool findings.
• Support silicon bring-up, debug root-cause issues, and deliver timely fixes.
• Provide customer support for design issues and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and guide engineers on architecture and implementation decisions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Strong fundamentals in digital ASIC design, micro-architecture, and RTL coding methodologies.
• Domain expertise in PCIe Gen6/Gen7 and PIPE protocols.
• Experience with AMBA and other serial protocols, DMA, memory organization, and processor interfaces.
• Proven design and silicon debug skills, including silicon bring-up experience.
• Expertise in synthesis, design constraints, timing closure, and equivalence checking tools (e.g., Formality, Conformal).
• Experience with Lint, CDC, and RDC tool flows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to interact with customers.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior SoC-level architecture ownership or leadership on high-speed interface IP.
• Experience working across verification, firmware, and board bring-up teams.

Education Requirements

B.Tech or M.Tech in Electronics or VLSI Engineering (as stated in source). No other degrees, fields, certifications, or equivalent-experience language were provided in the posting.

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.