Broadcom Memory Circuit Design Engineer-MN Rochester 

United States, Minnesota, Rochester 

5937663

Job Responsibilities

• Custom and compiler memory development including transistor level circuit design, layout, simulation, and quality verification.
• Simulate and analyze the circuit design using transistor level simulators.
• Extract the layout and perform post-layout simulations and verification.
• Review and analyze cell layout for performance, area and reliability.
• Analyze spice simulation data using scripts and spreadsheets.
• Specify and verify various behavioral and physical memory models.
• Document the design specifications, behavioral description, and timing diagrams.

Required Skillset

• Interest in CMOS circuit design with basic understanding of transistor level circuit behavior and device physics.
• Basic familiarity with spice simulators, able to understand and manipulate spice netlists.
• Comfortable with VLSI CAD tools, willing and eager to learn new techniques and tools.
• Can work effectively in engineering compute environment including working knowledge of common unix commands and simple shell, python or perl scripting.
• Good communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Motivated, self-driven and good at multi-tasking

Optional skillset, Areas of Focus and Professional Development

• Proficient in Python, Perl or similar scripting language for automation of everyday tasks and design flows.
• Familiar with Skill programming language
• Familiar with Verilog modeling and simulation
• Basic understanding of signal integrity analysis, EM/IR analysis, and reliability analysis
• Basic understanding of memory behavioral and physical models
• Basic understanding of DFT schemes and chip level integration
• Experience with industry standard analysis flows and tools for functional simulation, formal verification, Static timing, signal integrity, EM/IR and reliability analysis.
• Experience with lab equipment, silicon testing and debug.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is 59,000 - $95,000

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.