ASIC CAD Engineer

## ASIC CAD Engineer Apply remote type:
Onsite Required locations:
Cambridge, MAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
JR002635
** Overview:
** 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.

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** Job Description

Summary:

** 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.
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* 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
* 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
** Skills/Abilities
*** 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
** Education
* ** Requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, or related field. Masters degree preferred.
** Experience
* ** 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.
** Additional

Job Description:

** Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance.

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** Job Location - City:
** Cambridge
* * Job Location - State:
** Massachusetts
* * Job Location - Postal Code:
** The US base salary range for this full-time position is $82,300.00 - $
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