Principal Engineer (Modeling - Network Switching Architecture) / 08-09641

Position 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. In this position you will join a team of experienced network switching design engineers developing and supporting the most advanced technology in the enterprise network chip industry. If you have a 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, your role will be that as a key architect in our Ethernet Switching organization. You will have the opportunity to display your strong C/C++ skills by developing architecture models for next generation L2/L3 switches. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:• Developing architecture models using C/C++• Working cross functionally with AV team in validating the architecture models.• Working cross functionally with Design team in implementing the L2/L3 switching functions.• Understanding the overall L2/L3 processing requirements from the hardware and systems point of view.• Defining and implementing new features in next generation devices.• Detail system specification and documentation.Qualifications:Requires 7+ years of direct related architecture of networking products and/or networking chips with BSEE/MSEE is preferred. Software experience is essential and micro-architecture experience is an advantage.• Experience with at least one of the following protocols: OSPF, RIP, BGP, IGRD, EIGRP, VRRP is required. • Strong C/C++ coding skills. • 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.