RTL Design Tech Lead (ASIC/SoC)

Location: Sunnyvale, California; on-site in the office five days per week with no hybrid option

Salary: $250,000–$350,000 per year in California

Company

hirify.global is a semiconductor startup building high-performance, efficient graphics processors for immersive content creation and consumption.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end RTL design for major subsystems or full-chip blocks.
• Define micro-architecture aligned with power, performance, and area targets.
• Lead and mentor RTL engineers while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor.
• Drive design reviews, coding standards, lint, CDC, RDC, and UPF compliance.
• Debug RTL simulation, gate-level simulation, and silicon bring-up issues.
• Coordinate with DV, physical design, STA, DFT, foundry, and backend teams through tapeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 10+ years of ASIC/SoC RTL design experience.
• Expert proficiency in SystemVerilog and Verilog RTL coding and micro-architecture design.
• Strong knowledge of timing, STA correlation, CDC/RDC, reset strategies, clocking architectures, and low-power design with UPF/CPF.
• Experience leading blocks through multiple tapeouts and hands-on synthesis with tools such as Design Compiler.
• Strong debugging, communication, ownership, and execution skills under tight tapeout schedules.

Nice to have

• Experience with advanced process nodes such as 12FFC, 7nm, or 5nm.
• GLS expertise, including SDF, X-propagation, and power-aware simulations.
• Knowledge of DFT, high-speed IPs, memory subsystems, packaging, or rapid prototyping.
• Python or Tcl scripting proficiency and collaboration with foundries such as TSMC.
• Startup, first-silicon, or government-clearance experience.

Culture & Benefits

• First-principles problem-solving culture centered on fearless experimentation, adaptability, and collaboration.
• Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 100%.
• Stock options and a 401(k) match.
• Work-from-home hardware provided for an otherwise on-site role.