Board Hardware Engineer

Job Description

The Board Hardware Engineer functions as the project lead engineer that works with the board architect on future designs, the product manager for customer requested features, mechanical engineering on thermal solutions, physical layout engineers as well as the SI engineers to ensure the solution meets requested parameters, validation team to make sure the design meets the design parameters, and customer support when specific issues need to be addressed.

The engineer also will create the schematic and functional specification and interface with the firmware team when bringing up a design.

• Interprets product requirement information into electronic schematic information
• Works with component engineering in selecting and approving new components
• Writes functional specifications and unit test plans
• Can learn quickly company online document control system
• Manipulates Bill of Materials
• Works with physical design to determine location of components and routing constraints
• Can do pre and post simulation of the board design
• Works on multiple assignments keeping marketing and management informed of progress and roadblocks
• Is fluent in the English language, able to interact verbally with peers, management, marketing and customers in person or on the phone
• Is able to utilize and coordinate some project assignments with contracted design and test services
• Supports new and past designs through engineering change orders and problem debug

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent
• 5+ years of related experience with PCB design and development
• Experience performing high speed PCB designs
• Experience designing and laying out DC/DC regulator circuits
• Experience performing board bring-up, using oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters and soldering tools
• Working knowledge of Cadence-Allegro System Capture and PCB Editor software tools
• Experience with simulation tools such as:
• Cadence Sigrity Power
  
  DC and Optimize PI
• LTSPICE/PSPICE
• Familiarity with common bus protocols such as DDR4, PCIe, UART, I2C, SPI and USB
• Office tools: MS-Office(Excel, Word, Visio), Google (Sheets, Docs)

• Experience using Python, C, TCL, VHDL, Verilog, Github
• Microcontroller programming
• High current DC/DC design and layout
• Test Equipment: TDR and VNA
• Experience using and following checklists
• Experience performing board layout, PCB Stack up design, is a plus

The annual base salary range for this position is $91,000 - $146,000.

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package:
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 and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

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