Senior Digital ASIC Architect — Active Clearance

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

Job summary

Draper in Cambridge, MA seeks an experienced ASIC Hardware Engineer to specify, design, verify, test, and document ASICs. You will contribute to system‑level design, optimize hardware for performance, power and cost, and develop architectures and HDL designs for delivery.

Requirements include 5–7 years with a bachelor's, 3–5 with a master's, or 0–2 with a PhD in ASIC hardware engineering or related field, and an active US Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Active US Secret Clearance required.
• 5–7 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, 3–5 years with a master's, or 0–2 years with a PhD.

Responsibilities

• 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 other duties as assigned.

Skills

IC design

HDL (Verilog/VHDL)

Team leadership

Communication

Analytical skills

Mathematics

Time management

Design specifications

System architecture

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

LINT

Job description

Draper in Cambridge, MA seeks an experienced ASIC Hardware Engineer to specify, design, verify, test, and document ASICs. You will contribute to system‑level design, optimize hardware for performance, power and cost, and develop architectures and HDL designs for delivery.

Requirements include 5–7 years with a bachelor's, 3–5 with a master's, or 0–2 with a PhD in ASIC hardware engineering or related field, and an active US Secret clearance.