About the role#
This internship focuses on Silicon Carbide integrated circuits. You will work through the full development cycle, from initial concepts to detailed design, implementation, verification, and testing. You will join a multidisciplinary team to address complex customer problems and contribute to circuit requirements.
What you'll do#
- Develop top-level and circuit-level specifications.
- Create conceptual circuit designs and review block-level designs during implementation.
- Conduct chip-level planning with the implementation team.
- Design and simulate circuits using functional modeling tools and at the transistor level.
- Participate in verification planning and provide input to test planning.
- Develop design documentation, including architectural descriptions and interface definitions.
- Perform bench-level testing and generate reports with plots, tables, and conclusions.
- Automate design and test flows using scripting languages.
What you'll need#
- Enrollment in an accredited full-time undergraduate or graduate degree program in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
- Proficiency with Cadence or equivalent integrated circuit design tools such as Virtuoso, Genus, Innovus, Tempus, or Voltus.
- Strong mathematical, organizational, and time management skills.
- Clear verbal and written communication abilities.
- Preferred: Affiliation with the University of Arkansas MUSiC program.
- Preferred: Experience in Silicon Carbide design, modeling, process development, characterization, and test.
- Preferred: Proficiency or interest in high-level mixed-signal modeling and verification tools like System Verilog, SV-RNM, or Verilog-AMS.
- Preferred: Scripting proficiency in Python or SKILL.
Location & details#
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment type: Full-time.
About Draper
Draper is a nonprofit engineering firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company provides engineering services to government, industry, and academic partners. Its work spans domains from undersea environments to space systems. With a staff of nearly 3,000 employees, the company focuses on technical challenges in national security and health.
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