Design Automation Engineer
| Company | Broadcom Limited |
|---|---|
| Location | San Jose, CA, USA, Fort Collins, CO, USA, Allentown, PA, USA |
| Salary | $141000 – $225000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- A good understanding of IP & ASIC design methodologies
- Extensive experience with EDA DRC/LVS support
- Knowledge of verification languages TVF, SVRF, PXL
- Knowledge of various environments and languages – Shell Scripting, Linux development environment, PERL, RUBY, TCL, SKILL/SKILL++, C, C++
- Familiarity with advanced semiconductor process technologies like 3nm, 5nm, 7nm; Design experience is a plus
- Experience implementing design automation using Cadence Virtuoso for Analog and Mixed-Signal IP development
- Familiarity with software & design data management systems like git, DesignSync
- Familiarity with common EDA data formats like LEF/DEF, OASIS, openAccess, SPICE/SPECTRE
- Knowledge of various EDA offerings from major EDA suppliers in semiconductor industry for IP and chip design
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 12+ years of related experience or Master’s degree and 10+ years of related experience, or PhD and 7+ years of related experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop and support design automation flows for ASIC products and associated IPs.
- Physical verification runset support and development
- Providing guidance to designers for fixing issues arising from LVS, ERC and DRC errors
- Design automation flow support and development
- Integration of flows and checks into design cockpits
- Regression testing of flows and verification checks
- Parasitic extraction and simulation, abstract and LEF/DEF generation, LVS/ERC checks
- Conducting design reviews & creating slides and other associated documentation
- Assisting with integration of IP into SOCs and creating guidelines
Preferred Qualifications
- The ideal candidate will have wide-ranging experience, with a demonstrated ability to rely on thorough understanding of engineering fundamentals
- The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated ability to clearly present their work to designers and to non-experts as well
- Working in team environment is a must and everyday interaction with internal customers is part of the job