R&D IC Design Engineer

Job Title

R&D IC Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design and validate high-speed ASIC blocks for 10Gbps–400Gbps backplane, cable and optical-fiber communications. Work at block level from architecture through silicon bring-up within an IC design team.

Experience Level

Senior — role expects substantial industry experience (typically 10–12+ years depending on degree).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Architect block-level design from marketing/system requirements and produce detailed design documents and timing constraints.
• Develop RTL (Verilog/VHDL), perform equivalency checks, static timing analysis (STA) reviews, CDC and lint checks.
• Run RTL and gate-level simulations, review results, and support silicon bring-up and debugging.
• Write scripts for STA, equivalency checks, testbenches, simulations and synthesis automation.
• Create block-level resource estimates and development schedules; generate verification and test plans for design validation.
• Perform design tradeoffs (leakage, dynamic power, die size, schedule, resource allocation, priorities).
• Coordinate with remote teams across time zones during development and qualification.

Requirements

Core technical requirements and desirable skills.

• Must-have: Strong experience in high-speed digital circuit design and practical lab/silicon debugging.
• Must-have: Good knowledge of 10G/100G Ethernet and OTN networks.
• Must-have: Proficiency with RTL simulation and synthesis; familiarity with STA, CDC, lint and equivalency flows.
• Must-have: In-depth knowledge of low-power design techniques, Design-for-Test (DFT) and Design-for-Manufacturing (DFM).
• Must-have: Programming/scripting skills (Verilog or VHDL; Unix shell/Perl or Python; C).
• Must-have: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to follow through and close issues.
• Must-have: Understanding of full IC development flow including silicon qualification for volume production.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with ARM subsystems, DSP design, error-correction coding, and high-level synthesis.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with backplane/cable/optical-fiber communication link design.

Education Requirements

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (typical candidate with ~12+ years of directly related experience). M.S. or Ph.D. in EE or Computer Engineering may be accepted with reduced experience expectation (~10+ years). Fields: Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or closely related technical degrees.

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.