PCIe Switch Architect

8413 LSI Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 144,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Broadcom seeks an experienced PCIe Architect to define, specify, and optimize PCIe architecture for its PCIe switch product line. You will work with hardware and firmware teams to ensure robust solutions, and contribute to both near-term production fixes and long-term research into new switch features.

Ideal candidates have extensive PCIe hardware design experience, strong debugging and documentation skills, and the ability to communicate complex topics to executives and technical peers alike.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in hardware development with PCIe architecture focus (≥5 years).
• Strong debugging skills for hardware/software interaction and system-level performance.
• In-depth understanding of PCIe interface architecture.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across teams and management.
• Ability to document architectural solutions clearly.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Write high-level architecture specs for PCIe switch products and review micro-architecture specs.
• Performance modeling, workload analysis; balance power, performance and area.
• Guide RTL design and verification; define test plans and coverage metrics.
• Participate in industry standard workgroups to enable future product definition.
• Investigate and debug production solutions to optimize performance and evaluate new features.
• Present architectural topics to executive management clearly.
• Engage with key customers to understand issues and future directions.
• Support development teams to resolve complex issues or optimize code for performance.

Skills

PCIe architecture

Debugging complex HW/SW issues

System-level performance

Technical communication

Architectural documentation

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Science Engineering

Master’s preferred

Job description

Job Description: The PCIe Architect position in Broadcom’s DCSG division is primarily responsible for the definition, specification and optimization of the PCIe Architecture in our line of industry leading PCIe switch products. This will specifically involve working with a team of hardware and firmware architects and developers to ensure our solutions are robust and meet the needs of the changing PCIe Switch industry now and in the future. This role will require involvement in near-term production solutions as well as strategic long-term research and investigations of new switch features and technologies along with optimizations for products in the pipeline. You will be exposed to and involved in all aspects of the definition of our PCIe Switch solution. Architecture team in the DCSG division takes a very hands-on approach, with the expectation of close work with our development teams, including Design, Verification and Validation.

Skills Preferred

• 12 years or more experience in hardware development, with a focus on PCIe architecture for at least 5 years.
• Skills in leading debugging complex issues related to hardware and software interaction and system level performance issues.
• In depth understanding of PCIe interface architecture.
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written, enable communication both up and down the chain of command.
• Ability to present complex problems and solutions in an understandable fashion to executive management, while also being able to have very low level technical discussions with architecture peers and development teams.
• Ability to clearly document solutions at an architectural level also required.
• Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Science Engineering, Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• The architect would be responsible for writing high level Architecture specifications for PCIe Switch products and reviewing micro-architecture specifications.
• Performance modeling, workload analysis and actively balancing trade offs between power, performance and area.
• Work closely with RTL design engineers to guide implementation, and verification engineers to define test plans and coverage metrics for complex architecture corner cases.
• Participate and contribute to industry standard workgroups to enable future product definition and goals.
• Perform technical investigations and/or debug within our current production solutions to optimize performance, evaluate future product features, or resolve current product issues.
• Present on architectural related topics to executive management in a clear and concise manner.
• Engagement with key customers in order understand issues and future directions.
• Support of development organizations to aid in resolution of complex issues or optimization of code for performance or efficiency.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 143,800.00 To USD 230,000.00

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.

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.

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