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# R&D Engineer Hardware

- **Company:** Broadcom
- **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $91,100.0 - $146,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Gigabit Ethernet, Analog Electronics, Software Debugging, Serial Communications, Signal Processing, Wireless Networks, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Data Management
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://broadcom.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career/job/USA-CA-Irvine-Alton-Parkway-Bldg-2/R-D-Engineer-Hardware_R024892

## About the Role

* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
 * Proactive, collaborative and creative approach to innovation, technical development and consensus facilitation to influence optimal project results.
 * Excellent time and task management, and interpersonal skills.

## Description

* Bachelors in Engineering and 5+ years of related experience Masters degree in Engineering and 3+ years of related experience
 * Research and apply cutting edge design and validation for analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits for high-speed
 * Serial link applications such as: fiber optic communication systems, Gigabit Ethernet (GE), enterprise storage and wireless network routers.
 * Research novel circuit techniques to achieve maximum speed and performance, while minimizing the power and area requirements.
 * Design, develop, modify and evaluate electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems.
 * Determine design approaches and parameters.
 * Analyze equipment to establish operating data; conduct experimental tests and evaluate results.
 * Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
 * Layout/design work in a non-ASIC product environment.
 * Work on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
 * Exercise judgement in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
 * Network with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
 * Characterize and debug analog designs for manufacturability.
 * Create circuit models to define package and pc board requirements.
 * Develop circuit test plans of testing.
 * Understand system level architectural design of broadband communication SoCs.

Special Skill Requirements:

 * 1. Analog circuit design;
 * 2. CMOS device operating regions & characteristics;
 * 3. Common circuit topologies used in CMOS analog circuits, particularly in circuits running at 1 GHz and above;
 * 4. Analog circuit design trade-offs and parameters (e.g. noise & distortion, frequency-response, mismatch, bandwidth, stability or settling limitations);
 * 5. Signal processing in analog filters, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters and feedback controlled loops;
 * 6. Simulation tools, custom layout tools and common lab equipment (oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer or similar).


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