STA Engineer

Broadcom; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 129,400 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity grants

401(K) matching

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Job summary

Broadcom is seeking an experienced STA Engineer in Fort Collins, Colorado, to help design next-generation ASICs. The role involves timing closure, collaborating with design teams, and implementing timing infrastructure.

Ideal candidates will have 5-10 years of experience in STA, a strong understanding of timing margin fundamentals, and proficiency in Perl and TCL. Broadcom offers a competitive salary range of $129,400 - $207,000 along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of hands-on experience in STA.
• Familiar with timing of large high-performance SoC designs.
• Experience with STA on large, complex designs and Multi-Scenario Timing Closure.

Responsibilities

• Work with design teams to debug constraints and improve timing.
• Create timing ECO’s for project tapeout.
• Implement timing infrastructure and analyze timing paths.

Skills

STA expertise

Programming skills in Perl and TCL

Understanding of timing margin fundamentals

Familiarity with circuit modeling

Education

MSEE or equivalent

Tools

Industry standard STA tools

Job description

Broadcom’s ASIC Products Division (APD) in Fort Collins, Colorado, is looking for an experienced STA Engineer. As part of APD, you’ll help design and manufacture next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient ASICs. In this role, you will be responsible for all aspects of timing closure, including working with designers for timing changes, helping construct/modify flows, timing analysis and timing closure.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with design teams to understand and debug constraints, facilitate logic changes to improve timing
• Working with Physical Design and Logic Design teams, highlighting issues
• Help create timing ECO’s for project tapeout
• We value the ability to create and maintain scripts and methodologies for analysis and runs
• Document and help with guidelines and specs
• Deep analysis of timing paths to identify key issues is critical
• Implement timing infrastructure
• Good communicator who can accurately describe issues and follow them through to completion. Your attention to detail will be instrumental to success.

Requirements

• 5-10 years of hands on experience in STA
• Familiar with timing of large high-performance SoC designs in sub-micron technologies
• Understand timing margin fundamentals from synthesis to sign off
• Be proficient in STA and standards for timing closure, and have a deep understanding of noise, cross-talk, and OCV effects, among others
• Have familiarity with circuit modeling, including SPICE models and worst-case corner selection
• Have strong programming skills with Perl, TCL
• Proficient in timing flows using industry standard tools
• Experience with STA on large, complex designs and Multi-Scenario Timing Closure is highly beneficial, and familiarity with ECO techniques and implementation.

Education & Experience

• MSEE or equivalent is required
• 10+ years relevant industry experience

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $129,400 - $207,000.

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.

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.