Analog ASIC Design Intern (Summer 2027)

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory • Cambridge, MA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Analog ASIC Design Intern will work in Draper’s Analog ASIC group on Silicon Carbide integrated circuits, contributing from conceptual phases through detailed design, implementation, verification, and test. The intern is expected to be affiliated with the University of Arkansas MUSiC program and to have knowledge relevant to Silicon Carbide processing, design, packaging, characterization, and test. The degree program should be synergistic with Silicon Carbide design, process development, characterization, modeling, packaging, or test.

The intern will develop top-level and circuit-level specifications and conceptual circuit designs, review detailed block-level designs during implementation, participate in chip-level planning with the implementation team, and provide input to verification and test planning. The internship may include design documentation and bench-level testing. Summer interns (June–August) are required to attend Draper’s Cambridge, Massachusetts campus unless duties in the MUSiC foundry preclude this. Following a successful summer internship at Draper’s Cambridge campus, the scope may expand to include sponsorship while attending the University of Arkansas.

Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with more than 2,000 employees. Its multidisciplinary teams work on challenges in areas including defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering.

Requirements

• Enrollment in an accredited full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or in a team environment, with a strong work ethic.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments, risks, and vulnerabilities.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Proficiency with Cadence or equivalent integrated-circuit design tools, such as Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus, or Tempus.
• Excellent mathematical and organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time-management skills and a proven ability to meet deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Affiliation with the University of Arkansas MUSiC program.
• Experience in Silicon Carbide design, modeling, process development, characterization, and test.
• Proficiency or interest in learning high-level mixed-signal modeling and verification tools such as System Verilog, SV-RNM, or Verilog-AMS.
• Proficiency in scripting, such as Python or SKILL, to automate aspects of design, implementation, verification, and test flows.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance engineering solutions for challenging problems.
• Implement and test solutions, perform analysis, and provide documentation support.
• Generate and present test reports, including plots, tables, evaluation criteria, and conclusions based on collected and analyzed data.
• Complete assignments to develop practical knowledge of processes, procedures, equipment, facilities, systems, and their interrelationships across engineering disciplines.
• Develop top-level and circuit-level specifications and conceptual circuit designs.
• Review detailed block-level designs during implementation.
• Conduct chip-level planning with the implementation team and provide input to verification and test planning.
• Contribute to integrated-circuit solutions for customer problems and to requirements based on customer needs.
• Design and simulate circuits using functional modeling tools and at the transistor level.
• Participate in top-level verification planning with the verification team.
• Develop design documentation, such as architectural descriptions, interface definitions, and requirements.
• Contribute to test plans and conduct bench-level testing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Programs supporting work-life balance, including workplace flexibility, employee clubs, health and finance workshops, off-site social events, and discounts to local museums and cultural activities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed