Engineer, Principal- IC Design

Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a FORTUNE 500® company, is a global leader and innovator in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications. Broadcom® products seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments. With the industry’s broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and embedded software solutions, Broadcom is changing the world by Connecting everything®.

Job Req ID: 547024 



Job Posting Title: Engineer, Principal- IC Design



City: San Diego



State: California



Country: USA



Alternate Location: US – California, Southern – Irvine



Percent of Travel Required: 0% – 25%



Job Function: Engineering



Discipline: ENG-Hardware-IC Design

 

You will contribute to the development of complex SOCs targeted towards GPS, Touch Controllers and other new initiatives. As a verification engineer, your responsibilities will include: ○ Architect block and full-chip verification environments using HVLs and constrained random techniques for SOCs with embedded CPUs and mixed signal interfaces. ○ Develop test plans and coverage metrics from specifications and write block and chip-level tests. ○ Debug RTL and Gate simulations and work with design engineers to verify fixes. ○ Write diagnostics for validation of FPGA prototype (pre-tapeout) and ASIC.  ○ Replicate silicon bugs in simulation environment and validate fixes or SW workarounds. ○ Convert verification tests to test patterns and assist Test Engineers on ATE vector bringup. ○ Evaluate latest verification methodologies and develop scripts etc. to automate verification flows. ○ Assist in the development of embedded FW.

 

Requirements:

– Typically requires a BS degree and 12+ years of experience plus training or an MS degree and 6+ years of experience plus required training or a PhD and no experience.



– Knowledge of SOCs with embedded ARM CPUs, DSPs, DDR3, peripherals and interconnect protocols such as AHB, AXI, PCI Express, etc.



○ Strong HVL (SystemVerilog with OVM or UVM), C/C++, Perl, TCL programming skills.



○ Good knowledge of EDA tools. Experience with signal processing and Matlab/Simulink flows a plus.



○ Experience with Low Power verification techniques and verifying mixed signal ICs a plus



○ Familiarity with assertion writing and formal verification is a plus.



○ Must be a team player with good oral and written communication skills. 



○ Self motivated with the ability to work independently and interface effectively with engineers across divisions and remote locations

 

Broadcom is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans)

Nearest Major Market: San Diego

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