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: 548041
Job Posting Title: Sr. IC Verificiation Engineer
City: Irvine
State: California
Country: USA
Alternate Location: US – California, Southern – San Diego
Percent of Travel Required: 0% – 25%
Job Function: Engineering
Discipline: ENG-Hardware-IC Design
Responsibilities:
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 firmware.
Requirements:
- Typically requires a BS degree and 12 years of experience plus training, or an MS degree and 9 years of experience plus required training, or a PhD and 6 years of 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)
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Semiconductor, Engineer, Firmware, Network, Embedded, Science, Engineering, Technology
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