About the role

AI summarised

Broadcom Central Engineering is seeking an experienced IC CAD Engineer to provide development and support for Analog/Mixed Signal tool flows on advanced FINFET process nodes. The role involves hands-on work with design/layout issues, EDA vendors, PDK development, and process technology teams, requiring expertise in CAD tools and programming. The candidate will be based in Broadcom's Singapore facility.

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Key Responsibilities

Support (50%), enhance, and maintain PDKs and various Analog/Mixed-Signal design tools
Develop software for automation in Skill, Perl, Unix Shell scripting
Create documentation and provide hands-on training for design and layout engineers
Work with EDA vendors to track and resolve issues
Work with Technology Foundry teams (external/internal) to facilitate debugging and proper characterization of all tool related issues

Requirements

Master in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science + 10 years of EDA experience
Expertise in the following CAD Tools: Virtuoso Studio 23.1, Cadence ADE-L/XL, Maestro, Spectre, Virtuoso Layout, Quantus QRC, Voltus-XFi EMIR, EMX, and Synopsys Hspice, Primesim, StarRC, Quickcap, and Mentor Calibre/PERC
Solid background in programming skills, circuit design, and device physics knowledge to help solve circuit design, layout, physical verification, and post-layout extraction challenges and problems. Looking for domain expertise/specialists in RCX, EM/IR, Substrate-Noise/Crosstalk and Aging/SHE circuit-simulation
Experience in all phases of CAD tools from evaluation, QA, test, release, and user support to documentation
Expert in Cadence Skill, Perl, Unix Shell and utilities
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, along with strong multi-tasking skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work well in a team
Familiarity with AI tools and modern IDEs (i.e. Cursor), along with exposure to agentic systems and RAG-based LLM architectures (i.e, Vectara), would be considered an added advantage