Analog and Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer

Broadcom; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) participation including company

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave and vacation

Paid Family Leave

Job summary

Broadcom in Fort Collins, CO is seeking an experienced analog IC design engineer. You will design and optimize analog blocks, opamps, comparators, bandgaps, ADCs, DACs, and power circuits while collaborating with a team of analog and digital engineers.

You will oversee layout and verification, ensure proper interfaces between analog and digital circuits, and contribute to production test development and post-silicon verification.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in analog design and CMOS devices.
• In-depth knowledge of analog/high-voltage layout techniques.
• Experience with high-voltage/power circuitry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design analog blocks/systems using behavioral modeling and transistor-level tools.
• Optimize circuit architectures to meet performance, power, and cost goals.
• Review and design PC test boards and IC test processes.
• Characterize ICs with lab equipment and perform debugging of analog circuits.
• Collaborate with ATE teams for production tests and documentation.

Skills

Analog design

CMOS devices

Power/area/performance optimization

Transistor-level design

Device characterization

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Cadence Analog Artist

Cadence Virtuoso

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design analog blocks, systems or sub-systems using a combination of behavioral modeling tools and transistor-level circuit design tools.
• Must be capable of implementing and optimizing circuit architectures and transistor-level circuit solutions to achieve a variety of challenging performance, power consumption and cost requirements.
• Help take responsibility for projects with a team of analog and digital engineers.
• Draw or oversee the drawing of the custom physical layout of these circuits.
• Work with others to define circuit board components to be used with these circuits.
• Define requirements for internal chip interfaces between the analog and digital circuits.
• Review the chip package pinout/ballout and review and revise the chip package route with package layout engineers.
• Design and/or review the PC test board schematics used for testing the IC performance.
• Characterize the performance of these ICs using lab equipment.
• Debug performance problems found during characterization of these analog circuits.
• Work with automatic test engineers (ATE) to develop production tests for these circuits.
• Document the operation and performance of these analog circuits.
• The candidate will be responsible for the design of critical IPs such as opamps, comparators, bandgaps, ADCs, DACs, current sensors, temperature sensors, LDOs, rectifiers, buck converters, boost converters, buck-boost converters and battery chargers.
• The applicant could be an individual contributor or direct small design teams to facilitate the architecture definition, design, verification, and documentation of IC products.
• Simulation verification includes corner simulation, monte-carlo mismatch analysis, aging, and device over-voltage stress analysis for both pre and postlayout efforts.

Requirements

• Proficiency in analog design and in-depth knowledge of CMOS devices.
• In-depth knowledge of analog and high-voltage layout techniques.
• Knowledge of switched power supplies, high-voltage BCD technologies and high-voltage/power circuitry is highly desirable.
• Intuitive understanding and ability to optimize circuit power, area, and performance.
• Skill running simulations, doing layout design and performing verification and extraction.
• Design environment/experience with CAD tools and thorough working knowledge of Cadence design tools.
• Transistor-level design (Cadence Analog artist).
• Layout tools (Cadence Virtuoso).
• Verification/extraction.
• Experimental verification/ATE support.
• Bench testing knowledge for post-silicon evaluation is a plus.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to work in a team environment.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors in Engineering and 8+ years of related experience; or
• Masters degree in Engineering and 6+ years of related experience; or
• PhD in Engineering and 3+ years of related experience

Compensation and Benefits

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(K) participation including company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• company paid holidays
• paid sick leave and vacation time
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 109,700.00 To USD 175,500.00

As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and the opportunity to receive not only a competitive new hire equity grant, but also annual equity awards, connecting your success directly to the company's growth. All subject to relevant plan documents and award agreements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.