Principal ASIC Implementation Engineer

Draper Labs; Cambridge; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative research and development company is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to join their Digital ASIC Implementation Team. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in integrated circuit design to tackle complex challenges in areas like embedded security and signal processing. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize hardware designs, contribute to system-level architecture, and mentor less experienced engineers. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that values creativity and innovation while supporting a healthy work-life balance with various employee programs and activities.

Benefits

Workplace Flexibility

Employee Clubs

Health and Finance Workshops

Off-site Social Events

Discounts to Local Museums

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• 7-10 years experience with a bachelor's degree in ASIC Hardware Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate circuits at transistor-level for architecture specifications.
• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost.
• Independently drive solutions to complex problems in chip architecture.

Skills

Integrated Circuit Design

Semiconductors Understanding

Detailed Design Specifications

Leadership of Technical Teams

Verbal Communication

Written Communication

Mathematical Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Analytical Skills

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 and experienced Principal 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 use 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

• Independently contribute to complex chip architectures and designs

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

• Contribute to business development and proposal activities

• Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers

• Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics, contribute to design-for-test development.

• 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

• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical teams

• 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 7-10 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 5-10 years of experience with a master's degree in ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with low power circuit design

• Experience with CMOS advanced nodes below 32nm

• Experience with radiation-hardened electronics

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.

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