Staff Memory Circuit Design Engineer

Broadcom Inc.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 172,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Broadcom Inc. in Irvine, California, is looking for a Staff Memory Circuit Design Engineer to join the Central Engineering Group. This role involves analyzing and designing memory architectures, simulating circuit designs, and integrating characterization flows.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in memory compiler development and a strong educational background in Electrical Engineering, with compensation ranging from $108,000 to $172,800 annually, plus bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

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 circuit design using transistor level simulators.
• Extract the layout and perform post-layout simulations and verification.
• Floorplan physical implementation and leafcell layout integration.
• 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.

Skills

Memory compiler development

Transistor level circuit behavior

Signal integrity analysis

Device physics knowledge

DFT schemes and integration

Automation scripting

Python proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Motivation and multi-tasking

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Staff Memory Circuit Design Engineer

We are looking for energetic and passionate memory design engineers to join our Central Engineering Group and be part of an elite memory team responsible for the development of memory compilers and custom macros of all types on the bleeding edge of process technology.

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 leafcell 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 of all types; 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 debug is a plus


• Proficient in running simulators, writing automation scripts, and are tools savvy


• Good proficiency in Python scripting language is a strong positive


• Good communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills


• Motivated, self-driven and good at multi-tasking

Qualifications

Requires a BS in Electrical Engineering and 8+ years of related experience or MS in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of related experience or PhD in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of related experience.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $108,000 - $172,800. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity 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.