STA Engineer

Job Title

STA Engineer

Role Summary

Work on timing closure for Broadcom's ASIC Products Division in Fort Collins, CO. The role focuses on timing analysis, closure, flow construction and ECOs to enable tapeout of high-performance, power-efficient ASICs.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The posting indicates 5–10 years of hands-on STA experience and lists 10+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include timing closure activities, collaboration with design teams, and maintaining timing infrastructure and methodologies.

• Collaborate with logic and physical design teams to understand and debug constraints and implement logic changes to improve timing.
• Perform deep analysis of timing paths to identify and resolve critical issues.
• Create and implement timing ECOs for project tapeout.
• Develop, maintain and run scripts and methodologies for timing analysis and flows.
• Implement timing infrastructure and document guidelines and specifications.
• Communicate issues clearly and drive them to resolution through tapeout.

Requirements

Must-have skills and practical experience; listed requirements reflect the source posting.

• 5–10 years hands-on STA experience (per posting).
• Experience with timing of large, high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies.
• Understanding of timing margin fundamentals from synthesis to sign-off; deep knowledge of noise, crosstalk, and OCV effects.
• Familiarity with circuit modeling, SPICE models, and worst-case corner selection.
• Strong scripting/programming skills, particularly Perl and Tcl.
• Proficient with industry-standard STA tools and timing flows.
• Experience with ECO techniques and implementation.
• Multi-scenario timing closure experience is highly beneficial.

Education Requirements

MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering) or equivalent is required; equivalent practical experience is acceptable. The posting also specifies 10+ years of relevant industry 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.