Senior ASIC Design Engineer
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform lead role in carrying-out design of analog, digital or mixed-mode (i.e. analog-digital) ASICs for scientific instruments
- Develop design specifications based on theoretical analyses and in conjunction with application needs and carry out complex and independent design task, including oversight of efforts of team members
- Design circuit networks, using schematic entry and layout tools with full-custom or timing-driven layout tools in Cadence or similar CAD/EDA environment
- Develop models of circuit networks and system components in hardware description languages specific for analog or digital modeling (Verilog-A and Verilog/SystemVerilog)
- Perform full-custom or automated from RTL code physical ASIC design implementation
- Build analog or digital test-benches and carry-out mixed analog and digital circuit simulations
- Execute physical and functional circuit and system verification
- Lead project documentation, test-board designs and laboratory testing
- Engage in codesigning of ASICs and sensors with Technology CAD tools, developing ideas in appealing directions in machine learning, artificial intelligence, quantum science and others
- Be involved in modeling and physical simulations of active circuit components
- Construct new project initiatives and develop proposals, making use of emerging technologies
Position Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physical sciences discipline or closely related field of study
- Minimum seven (7) years progressively responsible 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 group members in a multi-user process and design managed environment, and step up to challenges
- Readiness for working on challenging projects that may have tight schedules
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Advanced degree (MSc or PhD) in an engineering, physical sciences discipline or closely related field of study
- Knowledge of readout integrated circuits for radiation sensors, including signal processing, signal filtering, signal conversion, data transmission, high speed electronics,
- Sound background of solid-state circuits and integrated circuit design
- Ability to execute analog and/or digital ASIC design flows for performing design tasks
- Knowledge of front-end and back-end ASIC design elements, such as layout, physical verification, and design verification
- 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, such as Pearl, Python,