Physical Design Engineer

Job Title

Physical Design Engineer

Role Summary

Lead physical design activities for ASIC/IC development, owning architecture-to-layout considerations including synthesis, place-and-route, timing and power analysis. Work as a technical lead across multidisciplinary teams, drive delivery of complex designs, and act as escalation point for difficult issues.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 8+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Accountable for end-to-end physical design and delivery of complex integrated circuits. Typical responsibilities include:

• Lead floorplanning, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure and power optimization for ASIC designs.
• Define module interfaces and formats for simulation and integration.
• Perform timing, power and manufacturability analysis; drive signoff readiness.
• Coordinate across design, verification, and validation teams to ensure integration and performance targets are met.
• Evaluate process flow, EDA tool flows and vendor capabilities to support development.
• Own major projects; set priorities, determine methods and drive schedules.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers; act as escalation point for complex technical issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical and professional qualifications.

• 8+ years of experience in ASIC/IC physical design and delivery.
• Proven expertise across the physical design flow: synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure and power analysis.
• Experience with layout of complex integrated circuits and system-level simulation.
• Strong project management skills and experience leading major projects or programs.
• Ability to define methods and procedures for new assignments and consult with management on long-range goals.
• Strong problem-solving, communication skills, and experience mentoring junior engineers.
• Nice-to-have: experience with industry EDA tool suites (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor) and scripting (Tcl/Python/Perl).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree is specified; post-graduate coursework may be desirable. (The posting explicitly states "Bachelors and 8+ years of related experience; at this level post-graduate coursework may be desirable.")

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.