R&D Engineer IC Design

Job Title

R&D Engineer IC Design

Role Summary

Design and validate ASIC blocks for physical-layer products used in high-speed optical communication. Work spans architecture, RTL implementation, verification, synthesis, timing closure, silicon bring-up and ATE program development.

Position operates within an IC design organization collaborating with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams to deliver production silicon.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 10+ years of relevant IC design experience (posting specifies ~12 years with a BS, or ~10 years with an MS/PhD).

Responsibilities

Primary duties from architecture through silicon validation:

• Architect block-level design specifications from marketing/system requirements.
• Produce detailed design documentation and timing constraint files.
• Develop RTL and perform verification tasks: lint, CDC, equivalency checks, synthesis, STA, RTL/gate simulations.
• Troubleshoot and debug at silicon bring-up and support laboratory validation.
• Script automation for STA, equivalency checks, testbenches, simulations and synthesis (Unix/Perl/Python).
• Prepare block-level resource estimates, development schedules, verification and test plans.
• Perform design trade-off analysis (leakage, dynamic power, die size, schedule, priority).
• Support ATE program bring-up and qualification for volume production.
• Collaborate with teams in different locations and time zones.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional abilities (degree details appear under Education Requirements):

• Extensive experience with high-speed digital circuit design.
• Knowledge of ARM subsystems and integration.
• Experience with digital upsampling/downsampling techniques.
• Familiarity with Ethernet/OTN standards (10G/100G/200G/400G/800G) and FEC design.
• Proven RTL simulation and synthesis experience and timing closure skills.
• In-depth experience with low-power design techniques, DFT and DFM practices.
• Proficiency in Verilog and/or VHDL; scripting in Unix/Perl or Python; C for tools/test code.
• Hands-on lab debugging experience and proven silicon validation skills.
• Strong analytical, organization and communication skills; able to drive issues to closure.
• Ability to script and automate EDA flows and verification tasks.
• Nice-to-have: digital signal processing and error-correction-code experience.

Education Requirements

Degree required: B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (with a minimum of ~12 years related experience), or M.S./Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (with a minimum of ~10 years related experience).

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.