R&D Engineer Hardware 4

Broadcom•Irvine, CA

21h

About The Position

This role involves designing and implementing analog/mixed-signal circuits in advanced CMOS technology for integration into system-on-chip products. The engineer will be responsible for understanding circuit functionality, developing and improving circuit solutions, and simulating circuits. They will also present and receive technical feedback during reviews. Key responsibilities include designing, modeling, documenting, and communicating Analog IP to internal customers, creating specifications, and defining package and PC board requirements. The role also requires characterizing and debugging analog designs for manufacturability, developing circuit test plans, performing testing (individually or with the DVT group), and collaborating with operations for testing and QA. Supporting system and field applications engineers by answering customer questions is also a part of the job. The engineer will understand the system-level architectural design of broadband communication SoCs and participate in BU meetings to develop solutions for specific products. Collaboration is key, involving sharing expertise, providing and receiving feedback, and working with team members to resolve technical issues. Meeting deadlines and schedules as part of a team effort, estimating task completion times, communicating progress, and identifying/resolving schedule issues are also expected.

Requirements

BSEE with 8+ years of experience or an MSEE with 6+ years of experience or PhD with 3+ years of experience
Verbal and written communication skills to work with & direct others in a team
Transistor-level analog circuit design skills
Knowledge of CMOS device operating regions & characteristics
Knowledge of common circuit topologies used in CMOS analog circuits, particularly in circuits running at 1 GHz and above.
Knowledge of Analog circuit design trade-offs and parameters (e.g. noise & distortion, frequency-response, mis-match, bandwidth, stability & settling limitations)
knowledge of continuous-time & discrete-time signal processing
knowledge of signal processing in analog filters, analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and feedback control loops
Experience with transistor-level simulation tools, custom layout tools and common lab equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.)
Knowledge and experience working with physical layout of CMOS circuits
Experience with system-level analog design including modeling behavioral operation of complex analog & mixed-signal circuits such as ADCs or filters (e.g. matlab or verilogA)
Project management experience guiding and/or overseeing development of large analog blocks, systems, or sub-systems together with teams of other analog engineers.

Responsibilities

Design and implement analog/mixed-signal circuits in advanced CMOS technology for integration in system-on-chip products
Understand how circuits work
Develop and improve new and existing circuit solutions
Simulate circuits
Present and receive technical feedback at reviews
Design, model, document and communicate Analog IP to internal customers
Create specs
Create circuit models to define package and pc board requirements
Characterize and debug analog designs for manufacturability
Develop circuit test plans
Testing (individually or with the DVT group)
Work alongside operations to test and do QA
Support system and field applications engineers
Answer internal and external customer questions
Understand system level architectural design of broadband communication SoCs
Participates in BU meetings to come up with solutions for specific products
Be able to work in a group setting
Share expertise to provide and receive feedback
Opportunity to work on a wide variety of circuits
Opportunity to interact with world-class experts in the Analog field to communicate technical issues
Work with team members to resolve technical issues
Meet deadlines and schedules as part of a team effort
Help estimate time to accomplish tasks
Communicate progress regularly
Identify and resolve schedule issues