Broadcom · 1 day ago
Physical Design Power Grid/IR/EM Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $192K/yr
6+ years expBroadcom is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Physical Design Power Grid/IR/EM Engineer to focus on the physical reliability and power integrity of advanced integrated circuits. This role involves leading power/EMIR methodology, collaborating with design teams, and optimizing power straps to ensure high performance chips operate reliably.
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Responsibilities
Lead and execute power/EMIR methodology, implementation, and signoff
Design and optimize the power straps / mesh to balance IR drop performance with routing congestion and area
Work closely with physical design implementation to ensure EMIR convergence at all stages
Apply PPA optimization techniques (performance/timing closure, power reduction, area efficiency) across block and full-chip hierarchies
Collaborate with front-end design, architecture, and CAD/EDA tool teams to ensure physical design constraints, timing budgets, power budgets, and DFT criteria are met
Develop and enhance EMIR flows, methodologies, scripts, and automation frameworks (TCL, Python, Perl) to accelerate turnaround, improve QoR, and reduce manual intervention
Collaborate with packaging teams to ensure designs are run with CPM models
Debug design issues and work with CAD tool vendors to drive tool enhancements or implement workarounds
Mentor junior engineers, contribute to design reviews, document flows, and promote continuous process improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field and 8+ years or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field and 6+ years of hands-on experience in IR /EM analysis, methodology, or physical design for multi-voltage and large SoCs
Good understanding of UPF based power intent, power grid architecture, and EMIR analysis using the industry's most advanced toolsets (RedHawk, Voltus, etc.)
Advanced scripting abilities (Tcl, Python, Perl) for architecting resilient, automated flows
Proven impact delivering robust solutions on leading-edge FinFET nodes, across the complete RTL-to-GDSII lifecycle
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision plans
401(K) participation including company matching
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company paid holidays
Paid sick leave
Vacation time
Paid Family Leave
Company
Broadcom
Broadcom is a designer, developer, and global supplier of a broad range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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unknown2017-10-31Post Ipo Equity
2015-05-28Acquired
1998-04-17IPO
Leadership Team
Greg Singh
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Kirsten Spears
CFO and CAO, Broadcom
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