At MITRE, your passion fuels work that impacts our nation and improves lives. This is where your skills strengthen national security, cybersecurity, health, transportation, and citizen services. We're a nonprofit engineering, applied research, and advanced technology organization working in the public interest. With objectivity and integrity at our core, we lead federally funded research and development centers for U.S. government agencies - collaborating with industry and academia to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions that advance our nation's health, security, and prosperity. Our people tackle the toughest technical challenges, supported by competitive benefits, meaningful career development, and a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence. Choose MITRE for a career with purpose — and help shape the future. MITRE's Electronic Systems Development Department is seeking exceptional ASIC engineers to help solve some of the nation's most challenging technical problems. Our engineers work at the forefront of microelectronics innovation, developing advanced prototypes and proof-of-concept systems that directly support national security and critical government missions. As part of a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to groundbreaking research and development efforts spanning advanced semiconductor technologies, embedded systems, communications, sensing, and signal processing. Our diverse sponsor portfolio provides exposure to a broad range of impactful technical challenges, including: Development of next-generation prototypes leveraging advanced semiconductor process nodes Highly integrated, low Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) platforms for mission-critical applications Real-time communication, sensing, and navigation systems utilizing cutting-edge FPGA and Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies Advanced architectures for high-throughput signal processing and embedded computing Collaboration with world-class engineers and researchers on projects of national importance

Roles & Responsibilities:

Our team specializes in the rapid design, development, and deployment of advanced embedded systems for sensing, communications, and navigation applications. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: Architect and develop highly integrated, low-SWaP-C ASIC and FPGA solutions Lead the design, integration, bring-up, and testing of custom hardware prototypes Drive development efforts across both ASIC and FPGA technologies throughout the design lifecycle, including requirements definition, architecture, design, verification, testing, and concept demonstration Implement and optimize advanced algorithms in hardware and software on embedded platforms Lead project teams and mentor junior engineers Interface with sponsors and build relationships for future programs and task Evaluate and incorporate emerging technologies into next-generation prototype systems

Basic Qualifications:

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field or 6 years and a Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field Experience in one or more RTL languages, including VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog Experience leading RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and verification methodologies Demonstrated hands-on experience with EDA tool suites from industry leaders such as Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens Experience designing and deploying ASICs on advanced semiconductor process nodes (