Principal Integrated Circuit Design Engineer - The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc

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.

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Do you enjoy the challenge of designing integrated circuits from the ground up for challenging environments and unique applications – from outer space to inside the human body? The Microelectronics Group at Draper consists of about a dozen motivated engineers developing analog, mixed-signal, and RF application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC). We are looking to add new members to our team who are capable of specifying and architecting chips, designing circuits using the Cadence tool suite, leading small teams, and interfacing with engineers and physicists in an interdisciplinary environment.

Required Qualifications:

• MS with 10+ years of experience designing integrated circuits
• PhD with 5+ years of experience designing integrated circuits
• Experience designing analog or mixed-signal circuits such as amplifiers, PLL, ADC, DAC, voltage regulators, and/or SMPS
• Cadence Virtuoso

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with low power energy harvesting and power conditioning
• Experience with low energy per bit radio architectures
• Experience with MOS advanced nodes below 32nm
• Experience with radiation-hardened electronics

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.

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