Staff / Senior Staff Physical Design Engineer (ASIC)

Location: Taiwan; Taipei/Hsinchu

Company

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

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end physical design flow from synthesis support and floorplanning through placement, CTS, routing, and signoff.
• Drive setup and hold timing closure across multiple PVT corners using advanced STA methodologies, including OCV and POCV.
• Debug DRC, LVS, EM, and IR issues and deliver clean physical verification signoff.
• Optimize designs for power, performance, and area while integrating SRAM, IO, and analog hard macros.
• Manage ECO flows, GLS, SDF generation, and timing-related debugging.
• Develop physical design automation scripts in Python and TCL and collaborate with RTL, architecture, verification, foundry, and vendor teams through tapeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8–12 years of ASIC physical design experience, including full-chip or large-block implementation and tapeouts.
• Strong expertise in floorplanning, power planning, placement, CTS, routing, physical verification, STA, and timing closure.
• Hands-on experience with Synopsys ICC2, Cadence Innovus, Synopsys PrimeTime, and Mentor Calibre.
• Experience with advanced semiconductor nodes, preferably 7nm and below.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with low-power design techniques such as UPF or CPF.
• Knowledge of EMIR analysis tools such as Ansys RedHawk-SC and familiarity with multi-voltage designs and power domains.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces or complex CPU, GPU, or AI SoCs.
• Exposure to GLS and timing-related silicon debug.
• Additional Python and TCL scripting expertise.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a first-principles semiconductor startup environment focused on reducing barriers to immersive content creation and consumption.
• Collaborate in a culture built around fearless experimentation, adaptability, and selfless knowledge sharing.
• Join an inclusive workplace centered on professionalism, integrity, and respect.