Microelectronics Manager

The Policy & Capabilities (PC) Directorate ensures the IC is best postured for the threats and challenges of an uncertain future, through strategy, policy, and capabilities development. PC is comprised of the Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) and Policy Strategy and Accountability (PSA) Office.

**Qualifications:**
FREE RESPONSE ESSAY QUESTIONS All applicants must answer the following four short, free response essay questions. The responses cannot exceed 200 words per question. By submitting your responses to the following questions, you certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or AI (such as a large language model [LLM]). How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you and explain how you would help implement them if hired. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position. Demonstrated knowledge of concepts, theories, and methods for designing, analyzing, testing, and integrating electrical and communications systems. Designing analog and digital circuits (e.g., FPGAs, ASICs, PCBs). Use modeling/simulation to evaluate designs. Extensive knowledge of Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design. Extensive experience organizing and managing their own projects or the projects of small teams. Familiarity with basic electronic components such as ASICs, PCBs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, etc. Experience using Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools for ASIC and/or PCB design. Demonstrated understanding and development of assembly specifications in accordance with industry standards. Experience with application of 2D/3D imaging for hardware analysis Demonstrated ability to understand and synthesize new scientific and technical advances from a range of technical disciplines into policy or investment recommendations that will impact mission Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or Materials Science. Desired Requirements: Extensive knowledge of Register Transfer Level (RTL) design including Verilog and VHDL. Extensive knowledge of Digital/Analog Logic design/simulation, functional verification, Design For Test (DFT), testability analysis. Extensive experience reverse engineering firmware or software. Extensive experience in Information Assurance analysis or implementation. Demonstrated understanding of the basic concepts of cryptography and cryptographic systems. Demonstrated understanding of the basics of computer networking and low-level protocols. Experience with embedded or operating system level programming.