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Security clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance required
We are seeking a Senior Analog/Mixed Signal ASIC Design Engineer to join our team in the Silicon Architecture group.
Members of our group lead the design of integrated circuits from conceptual phases through detailed design, implementation, verification, test and delivery to our customers. Designers in the Silicon Architecture group are responsible for developing initial architectural concepts and vetting them through modeling, analysis, and simulation.
We work with both Analog and Digital Circuit Designers to identify opportunities for trades across domains which enable the most efficient design solution.
We are involved in the full design lifecycle and often take chip-lead roles on our projects.
We re seeking candidates who are motivated by the national security mission and thrive in multi-disciplinary teams.
Typical responsibilities include creating top level and circuit-level specifications, developing conceptual circuit designs, reviewing detailed block-level designs during implementation, conducting chip level-planning with implementation team, and providing inputs to verification and test planning.
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.
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.