Senior FPGA Design Engineer

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Clearfield, UT
In-Office
82K-206K Annually
Aerospace • Information Technology • Software • Biotech • Cybersecurity • Quantum Computing • Defense
Our Mission: Ensure our nations security and prosperity by delivering transformative solutions.
The Role

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. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

A Senior ASIC Hardware Engineer specifies, designs, verifies, tests, and documents Application-Specific Integrated Circuits. The engineer develops the architecture, designs circuits and/or HDL, performs simulations, performs physical layout, verifies and tests designs.

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, contribute to design-for-test development.

  • 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 lead multi-disciplinary 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 7-10 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 5-10 years of experience with a master's degree in ASIC Hardware Engineering or related.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with low power circuit design

  • Experience with CMOS advanced nodes below 32nm

  • Experience with radiation-hardened electronics

Additional Job Description:

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

Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration.

Job Location - City:

Clearfield

Job Location - State:

Utah

Job Location - Postal Code:

84015

The US base salary range for this full-time position is

$82,300.00 - $205,750.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Union ranges will be in compliance with the collective bargaining agreement's approved rates by location and role. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.  Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and does not include bonuses or benefits.

Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. 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. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.

Draper is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact [email protected].

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
5,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1933

What We Do

We Engineer Solutions for the Nation’s Toughest Problems
As an independent nonprofit engineering innovation company, Draper provides engineering services directly to government, industry, and academia. We work on teams as prime contractors or subcontractors and participate as collaborators in consortia.

Our strong commitment to delivering working solutions allows us to apply ourselves to a variety of domains from space to undersea — and many areas in between.

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