Physical Design / Implementation Lead (AI Hardware)

Location: On-site in Austin, Texas, or San Jose, California

Salary: $225K–$300K annually, plus equity

Company

hirify.global is an AI hardware startup developing silicon photonics and programmable metasurface technology for highly efficient large-scale AI inference.

What you will do

• Own physical design and implementation end to end, from synthesis through tapeout, across subsystem and SoC levels.
• Define and optimize RTL-to-tapeout processes for leading-edge planar, FinFET, and GAA nodes.
• Automate synthesis and timing-closure flows and lead the intake of new process technologies.
• Design and optimize power and clock distribution architectures.
• Integrate analog and mixed-signal components into the digital implementation flow and coordinate cross-functional execution.
• Build, hire, ramp, and manage a growing multi-site physical design team while owning physical verification and IP/library management.

Requirements

• Track record leading physical design and implementation of large, complex SoCs through tapeout.
• Hands-on experience with advanced nodes; 7nm–3nm FinFET-class experience is required, with TSMC N3 strongly preferred.
• Deep experience with power and clock design at scale, ideally on CPU-class or very large SoCs.
• Experience leading and growing an engineering team.
• Experience integrating analog and mixed-signal blocks into digital implementation flows.
• Cadence toolchain experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, on-site work with a collaborative engineering team.
• 100% coverage of base health plan premiums for employees and dependents, plus HSA contributions.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 401(k) matching and stock option opportunities.
• Dental, vision, life, hospital, critical illness, and accident insurance options.
• Personalized benefits plans with cash-back options for unused coverage.