R&D Engineer

Job Title

R&D Engineer

Role Summary

Member of the TLR (top-level-route) team responsible for physical implementation, verification, and tapeout integrity of ASIC designs. The role focuses on place-and-route, congestion and timing analysis, physical verification, and post-tapeout checks to ensure successful chip finishing.

Experience Level

Mid-level — typically 4–8 years of relevant VLSI physical implementation or related experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include hands-on implementation and verification tasks across the back-end flow.

• Perform place-and-route, clock tree synthesis (CTS), routability and congestion analysis.
• Execute physical verification tasks (DRC, LVS, antenna, LUP) and chip finishing for tapeout.
• Integrate analog blocks and ensure RC/timing requirements for manual or special signals.
• Maintain and apply calibre rule decks for DRC/LVS, DFM/DFY, ERC and ESD/latchup checks.
• Run integrity checks and manage post-tapeout eJob view releases.
• Implement timing ECOs, IR-drop fixes, SPEF/GPD extraction, and signal EM/noise fixes.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to meet product development milestones and adapt to new responsibilities.

Requirements

Essential technical skills and experience for the role. Preferred items are noted.

• 4–8 years of experience in VLSI physical design, implementation, or related CAD/EDA roles.
• Strong understanding of place-and-route flows, CTS, STA, timing analysis and timing closure.
• Practical experience with physical verification flows including DRC, LVS, antenna, and tapeout procedures.
• Proficient scripting skills (Perl, TCL) for automation and flow development.
• Experience implementing timing ECOs, IR-drop analysis/fixes, SPEF/GPD extraction, and EM/noise mitigation.
• Working knowledge of VLSI fabrication/process technology and chip finishing requirements.
• Good written and verbal communication; able to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Preferred: hands-on experience with Cadence Innovus and Mentor/Calibre CAD tools.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.