ASIC Design Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
As a member of the ASIC team, you will:
- Carry-out design of analog, digital or mixed-mode (i.e. analog-digital) ASICs for instruments developed by BNL’s Instrumentation Division
- Design circuit networks, using schematic entry and layout tools with full-custom or timing-driven layout tools in Cadence or similar CAD/EDA environment
- Collaborate to develop models of circuit networks and system components in hardware description languages specific for analog or digital modeling (Verilog-A and Verilog/SystemVerilog) towards synthesis with time-enclosed place and route and embedment of analog blocks into digital structures
- Perform full-custom or automated, from RTL code, physical ASIC design implementation
- Build analog or digital test-benches and carryi-out mixed analog and digital circuit simulations
- Execute physical and functional circuit and system verification
- Develop design specifications based on theoretical analyses and in conjunction with application needs
- Prepare technical documentation and carry-out test-board designs and laboratory testing
- Participate in codesigning of ASICs and sensors with Technology CAD tools, collaborating and brainstorming ideas for progression in machine learning, artificial intelligence, quantum science
- Have an opportunity of being involved in modeling and physical simulations of active circuit components and contribute to new project initiatives and develop proposals
Position Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or closely related field of study
- Three or more years related work experience
- Familiarity with specificity of ASIC design processes and flows
- Familiarity with CAD/EDA tools for ASIC design and their interoperability
- Ability to work with diverse group members in a multi-user process and design managed environment and be ready to step up to challenges
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Advanced degree (MSc) in an engineering, physical sciences discipline, or closely related field of study
- Ability to execute analog and/or digital ASIC design flows for performing design tasks
- Knowledge of readout integrated circuits for radiation sensors, including signal processing, signal filtering, signal conversion, data transmission, high speed electronics
- Ability of working with SKILL, Tcl/Tk, ASSURA and Calibre DRC/LVS verification decks syntax as well as operating system shell scripting or other scripting languages (e.g. Pearl, Python)
- Knowledge of front-end and back-end ASIC design elements, such as layout, physical verification, and design verification