Senior Research Engineer, ASIC and FPGA

Senior Research Engineer, ASIC and FPGA
Job Order 3419

Location: Seven Corners, VA 22041
Hybrid: Tuesday - Thursday on-site
US citizenship required
Salary: $134K to $183K
Education: B.S. or M.S in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

This organization has an opening for a Senior Research Engineer to develop new hardware solutions for problems of national importance. The Researcher will:

1. Collaborate with peers within the group and across the organization.
2. Propose major innovations and develop prototypes.
3. Oversee laboratory demonstrations and publish results in top-tier conferences.
4. Develop advanced computer architectures and implement designs on applied research programs from top research sponsors such as DARPA, IARPA, and the CHIPS Act.
5. Use the resurgent MOSIS 2.0 service and interact with the California DREAMS superhub.
6. Collaborate with the Application-Specific Intelligent Computing Lab to architect systems based on CMOS and Beyond CMOS devices.

This position provides a unique environment for leading-edge government-funded applied research with strong ties to academia, including the pioneering Frontiers in Computing and School of Advanced Computing, and potential paths to becoming Research Faculty.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
2. Strong computer hardware design experience (Verilog/System Verilog/VHDL).
3. Experience with FPGA or ASIC development.
4. Strong skills with Python, C++, or similar.
5. Must be able to work in Seven Corners, VA office on a hybrid basis.
6. Willingness to apply for a Top Secret clearance; eligibility requires U.S. citizenship. Current SECRET clearance or higher is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Understanding of graph-based algorithms or other EDA algorithms.
2. Familiarity with design verification and device testing.
3. Adeptness with EDA tools and scripting.