Memory Circuit Design Engineer

Broadcom•Irvine, CA

About The Position

We are looking for energetic and passionate memory design engineers to join our Central Engineering Group and be part of an elite memory team responsible for the development of memory compilers and custom macros of all types on the bleeding edge of process technology.

Requirements

Working Knowledge of Common memory types such as SRAM, RF, ROM and familiarity with CMOS digital circuits
Good understanding of transistor level circuit behavior
Knowledge of device physics is a plus
Knowledge of signal integrity, EM/IR, and reliability issues is a plus
Understanding of memory behavioral and physical models is a plus
Understanding of DFT schemes and chip level integration is a plus
Familiarity with test setups, silicon testing and debug is a plus
Comfortable in running simulators, writing automation scripts, and are tools savvy
Good communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
Motivated, self-driven and good at multi-tasking
Requires a BS in Electrical Engineering

Responsibilities

Analyze different memory architectures and highlight the tradeoffs
Design and build memory or circuit blocks at the gate or transistor level
Simulate and analyze the circuit design using transistor level simulators
Extract the layout and perform post-layout simulations and verification
Floorplan physical implementation and leafcell layout integration to build the physical macro
Integrate characterization flow to extract timing and power information
Develop scripts to automate characterization flow, simulations, and verification
Specify and verify various behavioral and physical memory models
Document the design specifications, behavioral description, and timing diagrams
Specify silicon test plan and correlate silicon to simulation data
Help debug silicon issues