Architect - Network Switching

Auto req ID 25644BR Job Posting Title Architect - Network Switching Business Unit Infrastructure and Networking Job Description As the industry's most respected fabless communications semiconductor, software and systems innovator, Broadcom, looks for the world's best and brightest engineers. As one of Fortune magazine's Most Admired Companies, Broadcom promotes an open work environment, embracing change, taking risks and doing the impossible every day. Outstanding initiative and aggressive execution is at the core of who and what we are, and we take pride in outdoing, outsmarting and outselling the competition. With the fifth most valuable patent portfolio in the world and through the hard work and dedication of our people, Broadcom achieves a leadership position in every market we enter. With our culture of innovation rewarding brainpower and risk taking with industry-leading company ownership/benefits and competitive salary, this unique environment creates enormous opportunity for you.

Come leverage Broadcom's world-class talent and technology and make the impact in network switching semiconductors that you have always wanted to accomplish, with a team that you can count on. Join an industry leading architecture team and become the best you can be by developing system architecture for the Infrastructure and Networking Group (ING). Within ING, the Network Switching group is responsible for development of enterprise core and metro, aggregation, data center access and SMB products.

This is a very key and a senior position within the architecture group of network switching at Broadcom. The Network Switching group is responsible for development of enterprise core and metro, data center aggregation, access and SMB products.

In this position you will join a team of experienced network switching architects developing and supporting the most advanced technology in the enterprise network chip industry. If you have a passion for driving new technology and possess the ability to do extra things to excel your career that separates Broadcom from its competition, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. In this highly visible role, you will be a key architect in our Ethernet Switching organization defining the industry leading switching architecture of our next generation Enterprise/Data Center/Service Provider devices. You will utilize your excellent communication skills interacting with many customers, driving technical presentations: Be in a position to understand customer requirements, customer applications and trends and mapping it to product definition.

You will be challenged with responsibilities including, but not limited to:
Defining the architecture of next generation switching devices.
Authoring detailed system specifications and documentation.
Defining and implementing new protocols.
Working cross functionally with AV team in validating the architecture.
Working cross functionally with Design team in implementing the new protocol functions in hardware.
Understanding the overall switching requirements from the hardware and systems point of view.

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Job Requirements Typically requires MSCS/EE, plus 12 years, or PhDCS/EE LUS 9 years, of experience in network system or chip architecture .
Software experience with strong C/C++ coding skills is essential.
Experience with at least one of the following protocols: OSPF, RIP, BGP, VRRP, MPLS, VPLS, TRILL, GRE, VXLAN is required.
Experience in Architecture model/modeling development and system validation is considered a plus.
Experience with Layer 2 and/or Layer 3 technologies like Ethernet, IPv4/IPv6 is a strong advantage.
Ideal candidate has systems background with some chip background (S/W or H/W) in Network Switching industry.
Good software background to develop model for next generation switches.
Micro-architecture experience is an advantage.

Country US State/Province CA City/Town San Jose Shift 1st Shift - Day Percent of Travel Required 5% - 10% Function Engineering Discipline IC Design