Cambridge-Based Digital ASIC Design Engineer

Inuplands; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking an ASIC Hardware Engineer to design, verify, test, and document ASICs. The role involves system-level design, HDL development, and simulations. A US Secret clearance is required.

You will work on architectures for secure systems, support tape-outs at advanced nodes, and potentially lead design teams. Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred, with 5–7 years experience for a bachelor’s degree holder.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to system-level design
• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost
• Evaluate hardware feasibility of complex algorithms
• Independently contribute to complex chip architectures and designs
• Lead design teams and drive complex problem solving
• Develop, document, and teach best practices to junior engineers
• Collaborate on business development and proposals
• Prepare design specifications and documentation

Skills

IC design

SystemVerilog

Verilog

VHDL

Architectures

HDL

Strong communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Lint

Simulation

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA is seeking an ASIC Hardware Engineer to design, verify, test, and document ASICs. The role involves system-level design, HDL development, and simulations. A US Secret clearance is required.

You will work on architectures for secure systems, support tape-outs at advanced nodes, and potentially lead design teams. Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred, with 5–7 years experience for a bachelor’s degree holder.