Staff Engineer, DRAM

Location: Daily onsite presence at the San Jose office, United States

Base pay range: $163,000–$253,000 USD per year, plus incentive opportunities.

Company

hirify.global develops memory and semiconductor technology for smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and other applications.

What you will do

• Develop DRAM architecture, optimize floorplans, and define requirements for next-generation memory products.
• Lead design specifications, performance analysis, test plans, and technical interactions with internal and external customers.
• Design ROW, column, and bank architectures with related test modes, while developing methods to reduce DRAM power consumption.
• Develop and implement DFT architecture and methodology, including full-chip simulation and functional verification.
• Plan and optimize power delivery networks and analyze silicon electrical data to validate new core architectures.
• Collaborate with product, process integration, quality assurance, product engineering, modeling, and marketing teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant industry experience, Master’s degree with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of experience in DRAM or a related technical field.
• Required knowledge and demonstrated achievements in memory design.
• Proficiency with design software and statistical analysis tools.
• Experience with DRAM product development, including DDRx, GDDRx, LPDDRx, or HBMx.
• Strong knowledge of DRAM I/O interfaces, SERDES, and full-chip functional verification.
• Understanding of ASIC design flow, including RTL design, verification, logic synthesis, and timing analysis.

Nice to have

• Demonstrated innovation and creativity in solving complex design problems.
• Curiosity, resilience, adaptability, and collaborative communication across diverse teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment aligned with the onsite office policy.
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) benefits.
• 4+ weeks of paid time off annually, plus holidays and sick leave.
• Family support benefits, including fertility care, adoption, and medical travel assistance.
• Emotional wellness resources, onsite café and gym, virtual fitness classes, and charitable giving match.