Digital Asic Design Engineer (Entry-Level)

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Draper Laboratory is seeking talented and motivated individuals to tackle challenging engineering problems in advanced digital IC design. As a Digital ASIC Engineer, you will be responsible for designing high-performance digital ASICs in advanced technologies—14nm FinFET, 22FDX, etc. You will be responsible for implementing designs from architecture and RTL design through synthesis, scan insertion, timing closure, implementation and layout. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to a variety of projects in different application areas.

The successful candidate will contribute to the architecture and design of digital systems incorporating microprocessors, FPGAs and ASICs. The candidate must have experience with FPGA or ASIC design, microprocessor programming or embedded computing. Applicants should be familiar with tools and process flows supporting the high level design, simulation and implementation of digital systems.

Required Qualifications:    

• MS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related technical field.
• Solid understanding of digital design concepts.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• MS degree with 1+ years’ experience in industrial or academic environment.
• Experience with actual digital designs and design tools.

Security Requirement:

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