The Borg of Irvine
The Borg of Irvine
Broadcom has kept many of its product groups on the cutting edge, releasing increasingly advanced ICs which outpace the competition. This is in its areas of strength. Overall, there seems a reasonable balance of leadership with autonomy.
When BRCM exited the mobile processor market, they seem to have done a good job transferring people to other positions. Many of the ones who did get laid off have trickled back in in new roles over the last 12 months.
If you are used to smaller groups, you will be lost.
The ICs are so complex an army must work on them.
Cross-functional support can be improved significantly.
The Avago acquisition is a cloud on the horizon. For engineers, it's not too gloomy, but support roles could get hit hard.
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Broadcom Interview Experiences
Senior Engineer
I spent most of my time in the interview discussing my presentation and research. As for questions, they ranged from LDO design to general analog design questions, like op-amps and so on. I met with a team of 10 designers.
Senior Engineer
The overall interview process was good, but they are very bad at communication. After the interview, they don't have any updates and also they don't respond to your follow-up emails. Very bad experience.
Test Engineer
The campus interview came first. The people there were nice and friendly. I was then invited to Irvine for a day of interviews. The administrative staff were very professional. They have their own travel department, which issued my tickets. It was
Senior Engineer
May 1, 2009I spent most of my time in the interview discussing my presentation and research. As for questions, they ranged from LDO design to general analog design questions, like op-amps and so on. I met with a team of 10 designers.
Senior Engineer
United StatesDecember 24, 2013The overall interview process was good, but they are very bad at communication. After the interview, they don't have any updates and also they don't respond to your follow-up emails. Very bad experience.
Test Engineer
Irvine, California, United StatesApril 1, 2010The campus interview came first. The people there were nice and friendly. I was then invited to Irvine for a day of interviews. The administrative staff were very professional. They have their own travel department, which issued my tickets. It was
