Engineer 3, Integrated Circuit Package Design

Job Profile:
Engineer 3

Job Family:
Engineering

Time Type:
Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:
$120,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile Summary:
Leads intermediate to complex projects, and provides technical guidance, design, innovation, and expertise to enhance the institution's engineering solutions and infrastructure.

Job Description:

Position Salary Range: Depends on Experience

Job Description:

The Southwest Advanced Prototyping (SWAP) Hub is looking for a Integrated Circuit Package Design Engineer. SWAP Hub is one of eight regional innovation hubs within the Department of Defense's Microelectronics Commons program, led by Arizona State University. SWAP Hub brings together academic, industry, and government partners to accelerate microelectronics innovation and prototyping, bridging the gap between research and scalable manufacturing for national defense and commercial applications.

The IC Package Design Engineer will develop and design wafer level packages, understand design rules and package selection and work closely with our industry partner. Review customer needs, conduct reviews, layout and design work based on customer needs and work closely with manufacturing. They will be part of our expanding advanced packaging capability and directly impact our SHIELD USA objective (National Institute of Standards and Technology Substrate-based Heterogeneous Integration Enabling Leadership Demonstration for the USA), an initiative to advance microelectronics packaging.

This position is funded by DoD and requires candidates to meet the definition of US person as defined in as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 and 15 C.F.R. 772.1.

Essential Duties:

• Package and PCB design work using Cadence Allegro/APD+
• Signal Integrity a plus, HFSS a plus
• Provide feedback to customers to solve design problems and improvements
• Collate and document Advanced packaging tool needs, tool updates, compatibility and flow
• Support workshops and training of above within the various programs
• Support Circuits and Architecture microelectronics team
• EDA tool flow enablement, support the organization on flow changes and new methodologies

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Physical design (layout) at least 5+ years
• Familiarity or similar with Cadence Allegro/APD+ (preferred), Cadence Sigrity, Siemens expedition and ability to learn new tool augmentations.
• Knowledge of package level Signal integrity/ Power integrity familiarity
• Basic Understanding of the Silicon Life Cycle
• Basic Familiarity with Circuit/ layout/ DRC/LVS flows
• Ability to work across teams
• Open to learning new tools, debugging for bring up of tool flows.
• EDA tool and LINUX/UNIX knowledge and scripting languages

Working Environment:

ASU is an inclusive enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations, and a commitment to sustainability, innovation, and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market, as such the following options may be offered dependent on department needs:

Flexible work options:

• Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
• Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
• Remote work is an arrangement where the employee spends less than 60% of their regular workweek at a regularly assigned ASU work location. Executive vice president-level approval is required.

Standard Working Environment:

• Climate-controlled office setting subject to extended periods of being in a stationary position.
• Constantly detects and operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
• Ability to clearly communicate and exchange accurate information to perform essential duties.
• Expected to be responsive to customers, engaged in work production, resourceful, flexible, and respectful of others.

Department Statement:

Each year since 2016, ASU has been named the most innovative school in the nation, recognizing the university's culture of groundbreaking research and partnerships, as well as its commitment to helping students thrive in college and beyond. U.S. News and World Report has named ASU as the most innovative university all eleven years the category has existed.

ASU Knowledge Enterprise advances research, innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, and international development. Our success arises from solutions-focused, interdisciplinary research; an entrepreneurial approach that is embedded in every school and department; and a commitment to transform society in a positive way. To learn more about how Knowledge Enterprise is a place for your career to grow, visit

At SWAPHub, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. We value your unique background and perspective, and you may be just the right candidate for this position or other roles on our team.

Working at ASU has additional perks and OUTSTANDING benefits, which include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; ASU/UA/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to ASU recreation and cultural activities; and more. To estimate the value of your total compensation, please visit

Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.

Location:
Campus: Tempe

Funding:
Grant Funded

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:
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To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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