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Job Description:

System Development for optical sensors

Embedded Software and System Development for opto-electronic components and sensors, senior level.

More specific duties include the following:

• Product design starting at sensor physics and integrating optical / mechanical design with application firmware
• Firmware and Software development for sensor applications, with focus on (but not limited to) optical Time-of-Flight / Lidar systems, spectrometers and new detector technologies for industrial optical sensing and communication systems
• Software and System testing including test automatization
• Defining System and Software specifications based on customer requirements
• Project management, workpackage definition, timeplanning and regular status reporting
• Contribution to Definition of measurement infrastructure and support of application testing as well as electrical / optical characterization
• Contribution to concept development of new ASICs for optical sensors
• Contribution to System engineering and concept development including modeling of sensor physics and suitable signal processing algorithms
• Contribution to the definition of production processes together with suppliers, with the Broadcom manufacturing team and our worldwide contract manufacturing partners
• Issue product documentation, specification and application notes

Desired proficiency in the following skills:

• Strong technical background in optical semiconductor design, sensor physics, processing and production
• High interest in Sensor System Design including Software algorithm definition and implementation/test, potential to define new architectures
• Experience with embedded systems and software testing
• Knowledge of application development and graphical user interfaces in the field of lab testing, using script languages (e.g. Phyton) and/or C++, C#
• Laboratory experience in prototyping and electrical/optical measurement
• Know how in the field of optical measurement and test setup integration
• Broad interest in interdisciplinary work interfacing to electronics, optics, mechanical structures, and communication systems
• Self-contained, accurate working style and ability to integrate into teams across different functions and locations

General Requirements:

• English communication skills, both verbal and written. Prepared to learn German and acquire German communication skills.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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