CAD Engineer

Overview

Broadcom Central Engineering seeks a skilled professional to lead development and support for CAD tool flows tailored to advanced semiconductor process nodes. This role focuses on improving design and layout workflows, interfacing with diverse teams, and enhancing productivity through customized solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide daily, hands-on assistance for design and layout challenges encountered by engineering teams.
• Create, maintain, and enhance utilities aimed at boosting productivity within CAD environments.
• Collaborate with EDA vendors, Process Design Kit (PDK) developers, and process technology groups to deliver timely resolutions.
• Document processes and conduct practical training sessions for design engineers as required.

Required Experience and Skills

• Strong programming expertise for customizing layout environments and developing productivity tools.
• Experience in setting up and maintaining CAD PDK environments, including tool installations and layout customization.
• Familiarity with EDA tool chains and workflows applicable to advanced chip design.
• Knowledge of Physical Verification procedures such as Design Rule Checking (DRC) and Layout versus Schematic (LVS).
• Exposure to circuit simulation tools and methodologies is advantageous.
• Background in Quality Assurance workflows, including test case development and QA infrastructure design.
• Experience working with AI-based code generation tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science.
• Minimum of two years' relevant work experience.
• Solid understanding of programming, layout techniques, and physical verification challenges inherent to the semiconductor design process.
• User-level proficiency with CAD tools such as Calibre and Virtuoso Layout.
• Comprehensive experience across all CAD tool lifecycle stages: evaluation, QA, testing, deployment, support, and documentation.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, multitasking, and detail-oriented skills.