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Georgia Tech Research Institute · 3 days ago

Trusted Microelectronics Research & Design Engineer - GTRI - CIPHER - Open Rank

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level

0+ years exp

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology. They are seeking a microelectronics expert to research and contribute to the design, synthesis, characterization, packaging, testing, reliability, security, and trustworthiness of nano-fabricated microelectronic semiconductor devices.

AssociationBiotechnologyInformation TechnologyNon Profit

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Utilize industry standard microelectronic design and verification tools (.e.g Vivado, Quartus, Cadence, Modelsim, OneSpin)

Apply knowledge of microelectronic circuitry and its design implementation into microelectronics hardware security techniques -Develop custom software and scripting solutions in support of microelectronic design security and analysis

May Implement software interfacing with microelectronic design EDA/CAD tools -May Implement advanced algorithms covering graph analysis, data analysis, and clustering

Utilize basic microelectronics laboratory equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, logic analyzer, optical microscopes, soldering equipment) to support design, analysis, and verification tasks

Develop and maintain familiarity with at least one of the following languages: Verilog, VHDL, Python, C, C++, Rust, Kotlin, or Java (or similar)

Contribute small sections to technical reports and presentations

Research microelectronics system development methodologies that enhance the security and trust of new designs

Develop analysis techniques that evaluate the security and trust of existing designs

Study emerging device architectures, and perform design and verification of complex and high-performance applications

Use novel combinations of commercial, open-source, and custom tools to implement security enhancements to standard FPGA/ASIC design, verification, and hardware testing practices

Develop innovative analysis techniques involving low-level (RTL and gate) design inspection, simulation, formal methods. Use bench testing to identify and characterize security concerns

Design and apply custom PCBs to evaluate various properties of microelectronics devices

Qualification

Microelectronics designFPGA design toolsHardware security techniquesEmbedded systemsDigital logic designHDL languagesPython programmingTechnical report writingCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

A strong understanding of embedded systems, hardware design, digital logic design, and various microelectronic architecture

Competency designing hardware leveraging at least one industry-standard HDL language (i.e, Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL)

Experience working with at least one major FPGA vendor design tool suite (i.e., Xilinx Vivado, Altera/Intel Quartus, Microsemi Libero) and familiarity with the full design flow (i.e., Simulation, Synthesis, Place-and-Route, Timing Analysis and Closure, Floor Planning)

U.S. Citizenship Requirements: Due to our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be U.S. Citizens

Clearance Type Required: Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active security clearance

Preferred

Active TS/SCI Clearance

Hands-on experience with hardware testing, troubleshooting, and embedded hardware/software integration using general laboratory test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers

Design experience with common hardware interfaces (e.g., UART, SPI, I2C), data flow (e.g., FIFOs, clock domain crossing), and bus protocols (e.g., AXI, AMBA)

Experience performing verification of hardware designs leveraging industry-standard tools and methodologies (e.g., ModelSim/Questa, SystemVerilog, UVM)

Experience using Python /Octave/MATLAB/Simulink for modeling digital signal processing blocks

Experience with analog/digital circuit design and PCB design and manufacturing

Experience with embedded C/C++ or Rust programming and a high-level scripting language (e.g. Python, TCL)

Comfortable working in a Linux environment