Electronic Hardware Integrated Circuit Engineer

Draper Labs; Cambridge; On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a motivated Hardware IC Engineer to join their innovative team in Cambridge. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge digital and mixed-signal designs, driving solutions for complex challenges in embedded security and communications. You'll be immersed in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact national challenges. With a focus on work-life balance and a commitment to inclusivity, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful difference in technology and engineering.

Benefits

Workplace Flexibility

Employee Clubs

Health and Finance Workshops

Discounts to Local Museums

Off-Site Social Events

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience in Integrated Circuits or ASIC Hardware Engineering.
• Ability to design and simulate circuits at the transistor level.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate circuits to implement architecture specifications.
• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost.
• Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs.

Skills

Integrated Circuit Design

Understanding of Semiconductors

Writing Design Specifications

Verbal and Written Communication

Mathematical Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Task Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

Draper's Digital ASIC Implementation Team is seeking a motivated Hardware IC Engineer 2 Hardware Engineer to perform logic optimization, DFT insertion, physical layout, static timing analysis, timing closure and design rule checking activities. In this role you will have the opportunity to gains hands on experience with modern implementation flows to create solutions for complex digital and mixed-signal designs in the areas of embedded security, cryptography, signal and image processing, navigation and communications.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Design and simulate circuits at transistor-level to implement architecture and requirement specifications

• Contribute to system-level design

• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost

• Evaluate the hardware feasibility of complex algorithms and requirements

• Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs

• Contribute to efforts to drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements

• Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics.

• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills/Abilities

• Proficiency in integrated circuit design

• Understanding of integrated circuits, semiconductors, and general computer architecture

• Ability to write detailed design specifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent mathematical skills

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent time management skills with the proven ability to meet deadlines

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to prioritize tasks

• Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals

Education
Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field. Masters degree preferred.

Experience
Requires 3-5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 0-2 years of experience with a master's degree in Integrated Circuits or ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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Job Location - City:

Cambridge

Job Location - State:

Massachusetts

Job Location - Postal Code:

02139-3563

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact [e-mail].