ASIC Implementation Engineer: Transistor-Level Design & Verification

Draper Labs; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Employee clubs

Cultural discounts

Job summary

Draper Labs in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Hardware IC Engineer I to design, verify, test, and document ASICs. You will develop architecture, create HDL, simulate, and assist with layout and verification while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Master’s preferred) and 0–2 years in IC/ASIC hardware engineering or related fields; applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; base salary for this full‑time role

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field.
• Masters degree preferred.
• 0-2 years of experience in Integrated Circuits or ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate transistor-level circuits 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.
• Participate in 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

IC design

Semiconductor basics

Architectural design

HDL design

Design documentation

Communication skills

Time management

Problem solving

Task prioritization

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Masters preferred

Job description

Draper Labs in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Hardware IC Engineer I to design, verify, test, and document ASICs. You will develop architecture, create HDL, simulate, and assist with layout and verification while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering (Master’s preferred) and 0–2 years in IC/ASIC hardware engineering or related fields; applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a government security clearance; base salary for this full‑time role