Senior CAD Engineer

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Job Description:

As a key member of Broadcom’s Avago’s Wireless Semiconductor Division, you will develop automated EDA tools and design flows to improve the efficiency of our design teams. You will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of PDKs for Broadcom’s proprietary technology, including pCell development using SKILL and AEL, and verification using Calibre and Assura rule decks. You will provide day-to-day tool support to the design, technology, and modeling teams. You will evaluate and deploy new EDA tools and design flows as required to improve efficiency and support the growing demands and challenges associated with RF/Analog, mixed-signal and PCB design. You will support, enhance and maintain PDKs for FBAR, GaAs, SOI and standard CMOS technologies, and will work directly with CAD tool vendors and external and internal foundries to improve simulation and modeling performance, speed and quality.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has the responsibility to:

• Develop software for design flow automation in a variety of languages and API’s (SKILL, AEL, Python, C/C++, etc.), as a primarily skill.

• Create, support, enhance and maintain PDKs for Cadence, Ansys/HFSS, Keysight/ADS and other Analog/RF design tools, including Calibre rule deck creation and support.

• Provide day-to-day support of the design team including improving simulation methodology and enhancing design flows to reduce time to market.

• Create documentation and provide hands-on training for design engineers.

Knowledge, Skill and Competency Requirements

Competency is based on: education, training, skills and experience. In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following knowledge, skills and competencies:

• Proficiency with automation of EDA tools and design flows:

• Ability to write scripts automating standard tasks

• Ability to write scripts automating the transfer of information between tools.

• Prior experience in the creation of PDKs

• Prior experience in the creation of Calibre rule decks

• Extensive experience coding in Cadence SKILL

• Familiarity with Keysight AEL is desired

• Solid software engineering fundamentals

• Basic understanding of bash/csh scripting, python, java, perl, web development

• Basic understanding of IC and PCB design flow

The following traits are highly valued:

• Attention to detail.

• Ability to work well in a team.

Education and Experience:

• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

• 12+ years of experience in an EDA support role. 

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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