Board Hardware Engineer

Broadcom; Duluth (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Paid holidays, sick leave and vacation

Paid family leave

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a Board Hardware Engineer in Duluth, GA to lead and execute front-end board designs in collaboration with the board architect, product management, mechanical thermal teams, and firmware for bring-up and validation.

You will create schematics, write functional specs, perform pre/post simulations, optimize BOMs, and coordinate packaging with layout and SI teams. Strong communication in English is required, with deep experience in high-speed PCB design.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of PCB design and development experience.
• Experience with high-speed PCB designs.
• Experience designing and laying out DC/DC regulator circuits.
• Experience performing board bring-up with oscilloscopes and DMMs.
• Working knowledge of Cadence-Allegro tools.
• Experience with Cadence Sigrity PowerDC and OptimizePI; LTSPICE/PSPICE.
• Familiarity with DDR4, PCIe, UART, I2C, SPI and USB.

Responsibilities

• Interprets product requirement information into electronic schematic information.
• Works with component engineering on selecting and approving new components.
• Writes functional specifications and unit test plans.
• Can learn quickly company online document control system.
• Manipulates Bill of Materials.
• Works with physical design on routing constraints.
• Can do pre and post simulation of the board design.
• Works on multiple assignments and informs management of progress.

Skills

PCB design

High-speed PCB

DC/DC regulator design

Board bring-up

Oscilloscopes and DMMs

Cadence Allegro

Sigrity/PowerDC

LTSPICE/PSPICE

DDR4/PCIe/UART/I2C/SPI/USB

English communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence-Allegro System Capture

Cadence PCB Editor

Job description

Job Description

The Board Hardware Engineer functions as the project lead engineer that works with the board architect on future designs, the product manager for customer requested features, mechanical engineering on thermal solutions, physical layout engineers as well as the SI engineers to ensure the solution meets requested parameters, validation team to make sure the design meets the design parameters, and customer support when specific issues need to be addressed. The engineer also will create the schematic and functional specification and interface with the firmware team when bringing up a design.

Key Responsibilities

The board design engineer functions as the project engineer that:

• Interprets product requirement information into electronic schematic information
• Works with component engineering in selecting and approving new components
• Writes functional specifications and unit test plans
• Can learn quickly company online document control system
• Manipulates Bill of Materials
• Works with physical design to determine location of components and routing constraints
• Can do pre and post simulation of the board design
• Works on multiple assignments keeping marketing and management informed of progress and roadblocks
• Is fluent in the English language, able to interact verbally with peers, management, marketing and customers in person or on the phone
• Is able to utilize and coordinate some project assignments with contracted design and test services
• Supports new and past designs through engineering change orders and problem debug

Required Skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of related experience with PCB design and development
• Experience performing high speed PCB designs
• Experience designing and laying out DC/DC regulator circuits
• Experience performing board bring-up, using oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters and soldering tools
• Working knowledge of Cadence-Allegro System Capture and PCB Editor software tools
• Experience with simulation tools such as:
  • Cadence Sigrity PowerDC and OptimizePI
  • LTSPICE/PSPICE
• Familiarity with common bus protocols such as DDR4, PCIe, UART, I2C, SPI and USB
• Office tools: MS-Office(Excel, Word, Visio), Google (Sheets, Docs)

Desired Skills

• Experience using Python, C, TCL, VHDL, Verilog, Github
• Microcontroller programming
• High current DC/DC design and layout
• Test Equipment: TDR and VNA
• Experience using and following checklists
• Experience performing board layout, PCB Stack up design, is a plus

Compensation And Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD To USD

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.

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.

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