Broadcom is seeking a Physical Design Engineer to own ASIC top-level floorplanning for next-generation Artificial Intelligence and PCIe Switch Products. You'll apply your deep expertise to drive designs from RTL to silicon tapeout.
What You'll Do
- Own chip floor planning, partition creation, clock tree and delivery of top-level partitions
- Resolve physical design issues related to chip integration and assembly
- Manage all cross-functional interactions related to top-level floorplanning, I/O and bump planning with the package team
- Develop and improve floorplan methodologies using both industry and internal tools
- Perform technical evaluations of IPs, providing recommendations and assessments to meet design specifications
What We're Looking For
- Must work in person at our San Jose site; no remote work is allowed
Nice to Have
- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in top-level floorplanning with a focus on die size estimate, partitioning, clocking and pin assignment
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of experience in top-level floorplanning with a focus on die size estimate, partitioning, clocking and pin assignment
- Experience working on various technologies, such as Switch Fabric, Arbiter, High Speed DDR, SerDes, HBM, D2D I/O, or chiplet designs
- Experience in resolving chip-level DRC/LVS/EMIR issues for advanced nodes and tapeout
- Proven track record with bump planning, RDL routes and multi-voltage domain designs
- Experience with hierarchical design planning, power grid design, structured clocks, top-level pipeline placement, custom routes and bump planning
- Experience collaborating with design, package and methodology teams during development
- Experience in scripting languages like Python, Tcl, or Perl
Technical Stack
- Python
- Tcl
- Perl
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $120,000 - $192,000 + equity: Eligible for equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements
- 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
- Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence
Work Mode
This role requires onsite work at our San Jose location.
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.
