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Design Automation Engineer

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141K-225K Annually
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141K-225K Annually
Senior level
The Design Automation Engineer develops and supports automation flows for ASIC products and associated IPs, addressing verification issues and improving design processes.
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Job Description:

Design Automation Engineer


This position is part of a team tasked with the support of IC Designs for IPs and ASIC designs. Commitment to team success, customer satisfaction, first time right quality, & ease of use is critical.

Responsibilities: 
Develop and support design automation flows for ASIC products and associated IPs.
This role involves
  • 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

Knowledge and Experience required:  

  • 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
  • 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

Education:

  • 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.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $141,000 - $225,000

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.

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.

If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.

Top Skills

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C++
Cadence Virtuoso
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Designsync
Drc
Eda
Git
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Linux
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Oasis
Openaccess
Perl
Pxl
Ruby
Shell Scripting
Skill
Spectre
Spice
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HQ

Broadcom San Jose, California, USA Office

1320 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA, United States, 95131

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