Why Work at BNL?
Brookhaven National Laboratory (www.bnl.gov) delivers discovery science and transformative technology to power and secure the nation's future. Brookhaven Lab is a multidisciplinary laboratory with seven Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, 37 R&D 100 Awards, and more than 70 years of pioneering research. The Lab is primarily supported by the U.S. Department Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) operates and manages the Laboratory for DOE. BSA is a partnership between Battelle and The Research Foundation for the State University of New York on behalf of Stony Brook University.

Organizational Overview

The mission of the Instrumentation Division is to develop state-of-the-art instrumentation required for experimental research programs at Brookhaven Lab and to maintain the expertise and facilities in specialized high technology areas essential for this work. Development of facilities is motivated by present Brookhaven research programs and anticipated future directions of research. Our work has a significant impact on programs throughout the world that rely on state-of-the-art radiation detectors and readout electronics.

Position Description

Are you someone who steps up to challenges and thrives on group project work in a technology R&D environment?

As an ASIC Design Engineer - CAD Management, you will build and maintain the design infrastructure, provide tool support and training, and serve as the custodial of the CAD/EAD tools for our ASIC team. You will collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, technicians and information technology experts on complex, meaningful projects for the Lab and our institutional partners. You will also be able to contribute to multiple ASIC designs.

Our science and engineering challenges are complex and unique! We are engaged in the development of ASICs for particle detectors, high resolution X- and gamma-ray spectrometers, and high-rate photon counters and imagers. Our ASIC's work is in extreme environments of cryogenic temperatures or withstanding extreme irradiation doses. Quantum Information Science, Machine Learning and Neuromorphic processing are where our R&D efforts go. The application and implementation of our hardware is within BNL and other international user facilities. Your work has the potential to shape the instruments for scientific discovery and engineering advancements across the globe!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain an up-to-date design environment for the ASIC team:
  • work with IT team for maintenance of Linux-based cluster and its configuration for running reliably CAD/EDA ASIC design tools, process design kits, repositories of design libraries, process-design kits, and storage of IP and outside-vendor libraries
  • install and maintain CAD/EDA design tools from major vendors, such as Cadence, Mentor, Synopsis
  • integrate designs in multi-user environment via process and design management tools, such as SOS Design Manager
  • organize work directories, system shell scripts, tool scripts, and design verification decks, procedures for efficient and secure organization of design flows
  • manage process, design access and provide solutions for tools interoperability
  • set-up and maintain environments for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning modeling, simulations (such as PyTorch, TensorFlow and others) and integration with digital and mixed-mode IC design flows
  • set-up and maintain other ECAD tools supporting ASIC design efforts, such as physical-level device simulations, model extraction, calculus and data presentation
• Interact with major vendors for providing optimized tools-set for the team
• Organize tools, process design kits and design techniques workshops and training
• Introduce and monitor standardized practices within the group
• Participate in ASIC designs (analog, digital and mixed-mode), upon qualifications and as necessary

Position Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or closely related field of study
• Minimum three (3) years related work experience
• Familiarity with specificity of ASIC design processes and flows
• Familiarity with CAD/EDA tools for ASIC design and their interoperability
• Knowledge of operating system shell scripting or other scripting languages, such as Pearl, Python, and others
• Knowledge of SKILL, Tcl/Tk, ASSURA and Calibre DRC/LVS verification decks syntax

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Master's degree in an engineering discipline or closely related field of study
• Ability to execute analog and/or digital ASIC design flows for performing design tasks
• Knowledge of back-end ASIC design elements, such as layout, physical verification, and design verification
• Ability to provide guidance in specific areas to the ASIC team

The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level based on the depth and breadth of relevant engineering knowledge, skills and experience.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory, we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes, but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Care Plans
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time-off and Leave Programs (vacation, holidays, sick leave, paid parental leave)
• Lab-funded Retirement Plan
• 401(k) Plan
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Tuition Assistance, Training and Professional Development Programs
• Employee Fitness/Wellness & Recreation: Gym/Basketball Courts, Weight Room, Fitness Classes, Indoor Pool, Tennis Courts, Sports Clubs/Activities (Basketball, Ping Pong, Softball, Tennis)