✦ Luna Orbit — Engineering (Non-Software)

Physical IC Design Engineer

at Broadcom

📍 USA-California-San Jose-1320 Ridder Park Drive Unknown 💰 $141K – $226K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $141K – $226K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 12+ years
Education Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

About this role

This role involves leading physical IC design activities from RTL to tape-out, including synthesis, verification, and physical implementation for advanced semiconductor products.

Key Responsibilities

  • Execute physical design and verification
  • Manage timing closure
  • Develop flow and methodology
  • Perform EM/IR analysis
  • Coordinate layout and tape-out processes

Technical Overview

The position requires expertise in physical design, scripting with TCL/PERL, EDA tools, and full chip flow management, focusing on high-performance ASIC development.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior physical IC design engineer with over 12 years of experience in physical design, RTL synthesis, and tape-out processes. They are proficient in scripting with TCL/PERL and have extensive experience with EDA tools and full physical design cycles.

Must-Have Skills

Minimum Bachelor's in Electrical/Electronics Engineering12+ years relevant experienceProficiency in TCL/PERL scriptingExperience with EDA toolsFull physical design cycle experienceRTL to Tape-out

Nice-to-Have Skills

Flow and Methodology DevelopmentTiming Closure strategiesEM/IR AnalysisPlace and RouteClock Tree SynthesisFloor-planningLayout

Tools & Platforms

TCLPERLEDA Tools

Required Skills

Physical DesignRTLSynthesisVerificationTiming ClosureEM/IRPlace and RouteClock Tree SynthesisFloor-planningLayoutTCLPERLEDA Tools

Hard Skills

Physical DesignRTLSynthesisPhysical VerificationTiming ClosureEM/IR AnalysisPlace and RouteClock Tree SynthesisFloor-planningLayoutFlow DevelopmentMethodology DevelopmentTCLPERLEDA ToolsFull Physical Design Cycle

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationCollaborationProblem-solving

Industry & Role

Industry Technology, Semiconductor, Data Center
Job Function Physical IC design and implementation for semiconductor devices

Keywords for Your Resume

Physical DesignRTLSynthesisPhysical VerificationTiming ClosureEM/IR AnalysisPlace and RouteClock Tree SynthesisFloor-planningLayoutFlow DevelopmentMethodology DevelopmentTCLPERLEDA ToolsRTL to Tape-out

Deal Breakers

Less than 12 years of relevant experience, No proficiency in TCL or PERL scripting, Lack of full physical design cycle experience, No experience with RTL to tape-out, Educational background outside Electrical/Electronics Engineering

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