Memory Circuit Design Engineer

Broadcom Inc.; Mendota Heights (MN); On-site; USD 91,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) participation with company matching

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Paid sick leave and vacation

Paid family leave

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. is looking for a Memory Circuit Design Engineer in Mendota Heights, Minnesota. The role involves analyzing and designing memory architectures, simulating circuit designs, and automating various processes. Candidates must have a BS in Electrical Engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience.

This position offers a competitive salary ranging from $91,000 to $146,000, alongside a discretionary annual bonus, equity awards, and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance and 401(k) matching.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze different memory architectures and highlight the tradeoffs.
• Design and build memory or circuit blocks at the gate or transistor level.
• Simulate and analyze the circuit design using transistor-level simulators.
• Extract the layout and perform post-layout simulations and verification.
• Floorplan physical implementation and leaf-cell layout integration.
• Integrate characterization flow to extract timing and power information.
• Develop scripts to automate characterization flow and verification.
• Specify and verify various behavioral and physical memory models.
• Document the design specifications and timing diagrams.
• Help debug silicon issues.

Skills

Memory compilers or custom digital circuits development

Transistor-level circuit behavior and device physics

Signal integrity, EM/IR, and reliability analysis

Memory behavioral and physical models

DFT schemes and chip-level integration

Silicon testing and debugging

Running simulators

Writing automation scripts

Good communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Description

Memory Circuit Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Analyze different memory architectures and highlight the tradeoffs
• Design and build memory or circuit blocks at the gate or transistor level
• Simulate and analyze the circuit design using transistor‑level simulators
• Extract the layout and perform post‑layout simulations and verification
• Floorplan physical implementation and leaf‑cell layout integration to build the physical macro
• Integrate characterization flow to extract timing and power information
• Develop scripts to automate characterization flow, simulations, and verification
• Specify and verify various behavioral and physical memory models
• Document the design specifications, behavioral description, and timing diagrams
• Specify silicon test plan and correlate silicon to simulation data
• Help debug silicon issues

Skillset Required

• Knowledge in development of memory compilers or custom digital circuits (SRAMs, register‑files, multi‑ports, ROM, etc.)
• Good understanding of transistor‑level circuit behavior and device physics
• Good understanding of signal integrity, EM/IR, and reliability analysis
• Understanding of memory behavioral and physical models
• Understanding of DFT schemes and chip‑level integration
• Familiarity with test setups, silicon testing and debugging (a plus)
• Proficient in running simulators, writing automation scripts, and tool usage
• Good communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Motivated, self‑driven and good at multi‑tasking

Qualifications

Requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of related experience.

Compensation and Benefits

Annual base salary range: $91,000 - $146,000. Eligible for discretionary annual bonus and equity awards. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans; 401(k) participation with company matching; Employee Stock Purchase Program; Employee Assistance Program; company‑paid holidays; paid sick leave and vacation; paid family leave and other leaves of absence.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.