Digital Signal Processing and System Validation Engineer

Broadcom•San Jose, CA

4d•$120,000 - $192,000

About The Position

Broadcom is looking for a Digital Signal Processing and System Validation Engineer. In this highly visible role, you will be designing digital signal processing blocks for the next generation of optical data center connectivity products. You will be responsible for validating the ASIC architecture post and pre-silicon.

Requirements

MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 6+ years or PhD with 3+ years of experience in digital signal processing design for SerDes and serial link high-speed data center networking.
Experience in post silicon validation of digital and analog mixed-signal IPs.
Deep understanding of ADC and analog based optical and electrical interconnect architectures such as 100G/200G/400G per lane PAM4 and NRZ design trade-offs to drive attainment on metrics such as performance, power, and cost over the project lifetime.
Experience translating CDR and equalization architectures into Verilog code for logic synthesis.
Proficient with Matlab, Simulink and Verilog-HDL/System Verilog coding.
Experience with front end tools such as NCVerilog, NCSIM, Simvision, Spyglass.
Exposure to Design for test, understanding of scan concept and writing DFT friendly RTL.
Experience in synthesis, CDC, static timing analysis.
Exposure to SDF annotated simulations with good understanding of parasitic delays.

Nice To Haves

Good understanding of high speed DSP applications and algorithms.
Prior experience of high speed ADC, FFE, DFE, CDR Adaptation algorithms for PAM4 signals.
Understanding of logic optimization for low power, timing margins & DFT.
Deep understanding of Signal Integrity and Power Integrity modeling for High Speed designs.
Understanding & exposure to Verilog AMS simulation, experience in behavioral models of analog circuits will be helpful.
Willing to work in a multifunctional role.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
Proactive, collaborative and creative approach to innovation, technical development and consensus facilitation to influence optimal project results.
Excellent time and task management, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Designing digital signal processing blocks for the next generation of optical data center connectivity products
Validating the ASIC architecture post and pre-silicon