R&D Engineer IC Design 4

Job Title

R&D Engineer IC Design 4

Role Summary

Front-end ASIC design engineer responsible for architecture, RTL logic design, synthesis, and verification of digital cores. The role requires hands-on implementation, simulation and formal verification, timing analysis, and cross-team collaboration to deliver production-quality cores.

Experience Level

Senior level. The posting specifies experience expectations (see Education Requirements) indicating a senior engineer with multiple years of ASIC design experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include design, verification, and timing closure for digital ASIC blocks.

• Define architecture and design RTL logic blocks from system requirements.
• Perform synthesis and develop timing constraints for design blocks.
• Verify designs using simulation and formal verification tools.
• Analyze timing from physical implementation and drive timing closure.
• Simulate, debug, and root-cause functional and timing issues in Verilog RTL and gate-level netlists.

Requirements

Must-have skills and tools for the role; degree and years-of-experience are listed under Education Requirements.

• Proficiency in RTL design and Verilog simulation and debugging.
• Scripting experience with TCL and Perl for flows and automation.
• Experience with synthesis tools (Synopsys Design Compiler/DC topo or Cadence RTL Compiler) and creating constraints.
• Timing analysis experience using PrimeTime and familiarity with liberty (LIB) timing models.
• Experience with formal verification tools (e.g. Synopsys Formality, Cadence Conformal).
• Familiarity with lint tools (Spyglass) and RTL/gate-level power analysis workflows.
• Knowledge of DFT and scan methodology.
• Version control experience (SVN or Git).

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent). The posting specifies a Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 6+ years of related experience; equivalent practical experience is acceptable.

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.