Neuromorphic Front-End Silicon Lead (AI)

Location: Hybrid work model with on-site work at assigned hirify.global sites in Hillsboro, Oregon; Phoenix, Arizona; Folsom or Santa Clara, California; or Austin, Texas, United States

Annual salary: $220,920–$311,890 USD

Company

hirify.global's Neuromorphic Computing Lab develops brain-inspired computing architectures, algorithms, software, and research chips for physical AI systems.

What you will do

• Translate hardware innovations from architects and AI researchers into implementable microarchitectures.
• Lead design implementation and verification teams through post-silicon validation.
• Prototype blocks through place-and-route and co-design critical custom circuits and memories.
• Evaluate, select, and integrate internal and external IP, including I/O interfaces.
• Partner with software and systems teams on pre-tape-out development and post-silicon bring-up.
• Mentor engineers and improve design and verification practices as the program scales.

Requirements

• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience designing processors, accelerators, SoCs, or custom ASICs.
• 5+ years of RTL design experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog and modern ASIC flows, including synthesis, timing closure, CDC/RDC, formal verification, and DFV.
• 3+ years of experience leading silicon design or verification teams.
• Experience with SoC integration and high-speed interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe/UCIe, and memory controllers.
• Consent to and successful completion of an extended background investigation is required for this Position of Trust.

Nice to have

• PhD and research experience in hardware acceleration, especially AI.
• Experience with chiplets, UCIe, advanced packaging, and 2.5D/3D heterogeneous integration.
• Experience with asynchronous design, custom memory and circuit co-design, emulation, or FPGA prototyping.
• Experience with UPF low-power methods, Root of Trust, secure boot, and multiple product tape-outs.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site and off-site work.
• Competitive pay with stock bonuses.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Collaboration with a global ecosystem of more than 250 research groups.