R&D IC Design Engineer

Broadcom; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(K) participation including company

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking a senior physical design engineer in the Irvine/San Jose area to drive the implementation of complex chips from netlist to GDSII. You will lead floorplanning, partitioning, and block pin assignments, and perform PnR, timing closure, and verification with strong scripting to automate flows.

Experience in low-power IC design and Mentor Calibre for physical verification is highly valued. A bachelor’s degree with 8+ years (or a master’s with 6+ years) is required, with location

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 6+ years of experience.
• Experience with chip flow from netlist to GDSII and understanding of design flow in all stages.
• Familiar with scripting to automate physical design flow and increase efficiency.
• Expertise in low-power IC design is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a physical design team implementing chips from netlist to GDSII with understanding of technology elements and design flow.
• Responsible for floorplanning, design partitioning, and block pin assignment.
• Perform block PnR, timing closure, and physical verification.
• Perform block IR/EM analysis and consider chip-level IR/EM as a plus.
• Write scripts to automate the physical design flow using TCL, Perl, or Python.

Skills

Floorplanning

Partitioning

PnR (Place & Route)

Timing closure

Physical verification

IR/EM analysis

Scripting Tcl/Perl/Python

Low-power IC design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Mentor Calibre

Job description

USA-CA Irvine Alton Parkway Bldg 2

USA-CA San Jose Innovation Drive

Full time

R024630

Job Description

This position is responsible for, but not limited to, the following job duties:

• Work as part of a physical design team implementing chips from netlist to GDSii with a good understanding of the technology elements and the design flow in all stages.

• Responsible for floorplanning, design partitioning, and block pin assignment.

• Perform block PnR, timing closure, and physical verification.

• Perform block IR/EM analysis. Experience with chip level IR/EM analysis is a big plus.

• Familiar with scripting languages such as tcl, perl and python. Write scripts to automate the physical design flow and increase efficiency.

• Expertise in low-power IC design is desirable.

• Good knowledge of physical verification using Mentor’s Calibre tool.

Minimum requirements: Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of related experience or Master's degree with 6+ years of experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is USD 121,900.00 To USD 195,000.00

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.

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.

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.

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