ASIC CAD Engineer

Draper•Cambridge, MA

3d•$82,300 - $220,000•Onsite

About The Position

An ASIC CAD Engineer in the Integrated Circuits division is the technical partner for Digital, Analog and Mixed-Signal design teams. They enable the use of EDA tools, maintain EDA licenses, install PDK data, support the compute farm, manages revision control systems and assist design teams with tool issues. The preferred candidate will be able to work on site, is proficient with Cadence and Siemens EDA tools, Gitlab, CI/CD, SOS, scripting languages, EDA flow automation, and familiar enough with Linux for some system administration work.

Requirements

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 organizational skills and attention to detail
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
Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field.
Requires 5-7 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 3-5 years of experience with a master's degree, or 0-2 years of experience with a PhD in ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.
Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Proficient with Cadence and Siemens EDA tools
Proficient with Gitlab, CI/CD, SOS
Proficient with scripting languages
Proficient with EDA flow automation
Familiar enough with Linux for some system administration work.
Masters degree preferred.

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