Electronic Hardware Integrated Circuit Engineer

Draper • Cambridge, MA

1d • $75,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com. Job Description Summary: Draper's Digital ASIC Implementation Team is seeking a motivated Hardware IC Engineer 2 Hardware Engineer to perform logic optimization, DFT insertion, physical layout, static timing analysis, timing closure and design rule checking activities. In this role you will have the opportunity to gains hands on experience with modern implementation flows to create solutions for complex digital and mixed-signal designs in the areas of embedded security, cryptography, signal and image processing, navigation and communications. Job Description: Duties/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 Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs Contribute to efforts to drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics. Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Proficiency in integrated circuit design
• Understanding of integrated circuits, semiconductors, and general computer architecture
• Ability to write detailed design specifications
• 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 3-5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 0-2 years of experience with a master's degree in Integrated Circuits or ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.
• Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• 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
• Contribute to complex chip architectures and designs
• Contribute to efforts to drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete, and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements
• Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning, and simulate circuits using extracted parasitics
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, 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: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees