Senior ASIC CAD Engineer – IC Design & EDA

Draper Labs; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,300 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Draper Labs in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an ASIC CAD Engineer to join their Integrated Circuits division. This role involves partnering with design teams, enabling EDA tools, and supporting hardware designs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in integrated circuit design and a relevant degree.

The position requires proficiency with Cadence and Siemens EDA tools, and includes responsibilities such as circuit design, optimization, and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate circuits at transistor-level.
• Contribute to system-level design.
• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost.
• Independently contribute to complex chip architectures.
• Drive solutions to complex problems.
• Contribute to business development.
• Develop and teach best practices to less experienced engineers.

Skills

Integrated circuit design

Proficiency with Cadence and Siemens EDA tools

Gitlab

CI/CD

Scripting languages

EDA flow automation

Linux system administration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Draper Labs in Cambridge, MA, is seeking an ASIC CAD Engineer to join their Integrated Circuits division. This role involves partnering with design teams, enabling EDA tools, and supporting hardware designs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in integrated circuit design and a relevant degree.

The position requires proficiency with Cadence and Siemens EDA tools, and includes responsibilities such as circuit design, optimization, and mentoring junior engineers.