Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC Layout Engineer

Draper; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 95,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper is seeking a motivated engineer to join the AMS ASIC team in Cambridge, MA. The role focuses on creating custom analog layouts, floor planning entire chips, and tape-outs for national security, biomedical, and space applications.

The ideal candidate can work independently, understand silicon processing effects on circuit performance, and communicate across disciplines. Hybrid/remote options may exist, but on-site presence is required.

Qualifications

• Requires 5-7 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 3-5 years with a master's degree, or 0-2 years with a PhD in ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.
• Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field. Masters degree preferred.
• Proficiency in integrated circuit design.
• Understanding of integrated circuits, semiconductors, and general computer architecture.
• Ability to write detailed design specifications.
• Ability to manage small technical teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent mathematical skills.
• 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.

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.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

IC design

Semiconductors

Architectures

Design specifications

Team leadership

Communication

Mathematics

Organization

Time management

Problem solving

Task prioritization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Pegasus

Siemens Calibre

Keysight SOS

Innovus

ModGen/autorouter/EAD

MPW aggregation

Job description

Draper is seeking a motivated engineer to join the AMS ASIC team in Cambridge, MA. The role focuses on creating custom analog layouts, floor planning entire chips, and tape-outs for national security, biomedical, and space applications.

The ideal candidate can work independently, understand silicon processing effects on circuit performance, and communicate across disciplines. Hybrid/remote options may exist, but on-site presence is required.