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Mixed SIgnal Asic Layout Engineer

Digital Prospectors
United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge
May 12, 2026
Position: Mixed Signal ASIC Layout Engineer Location:Boston, MA area (Hybrid) Length:6-12 Month Contract Job Description: Seeking a talented and motivated individual to join the analog mixed signal team. Will be responsible for creating complex analog layouts from schematics in collaboration with other members of our incredible team. These layouts are used in ASICs for national security, biomedical, and space applications. While we are seeking a principal level engineer, considerations will be made at all levels for particularly capable applicants. A successful candidate will assist ASIC development through creating custom analog layouts, floor planning entire chips, high level problem solving, and executing tape outs. Skills with organizing and leading other layout engineers are also highly valued. Essential Duties and 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 parasitic, contribute to design-for-test development. Qualifications: Requires a bachelors degree in engineering, or related field. Masters degree preferred. 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. 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 Demonstrate strong organization, planning, and time management skills to achieve program goals Preferred: Experience with low power circuit design Experience with CMOS advanced nodes below 32nm Experience with radiation-hardened electronics POST-OFFER BACKGROUND CHECK IS REQUIRED. Digital Prospectors is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Digital Prospectors affirms the right of all individuals to equal opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination or harassment. Come see why DPC has achieved: 4.9/5 Star Glassdoor rating and the only staffing company (< 1000 employees) to be voted in the national Top 10 'Employee's Choice - Best Places to Work' by Glassdoor. Voted 'Best Staffing Firm to Temp/Contract For' 8 consecutive years in a row by Staffing Industry Analysts as well as a 'Best Company to Work For' by Forbes, Fortune and Inc. magazine. As you are applying, please join us in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion by completing the Invitation to Self-Identify form today! www.LoveYourJob.com