Staff Physical Design Engineer (AI Hardware)

Location: Remote in the United States or Canada

Salary: $170,000–$240,000 USD per year; $170,000–$230,000 CAD per year

Company

hirify.global develops advanced AI hardware and software systems for edge-to-cloud computing using in-memory computing technology for efficient, high-density computing in power-, energy-, and space-constrained applications.

What you will do

• Drive block-level and top-level physical design, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, and routing.
• Translate complex microarchitectures into high-performance, power-efficient silicon.
• Achieve timing, power, and area targets through advanced timing closure techniques.
• Perform power grid verification and resolve electromigration and IR drop issues.
• Develop Tcl and Python automation scripts for design flows and methodologies.
• Collaborate with physical verification and foundry teams through design rule checks and tapeout.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of dedicated physical design experience.
• Extensive experience with EDA implementation flows and Cadence design tools.
• Strong knowledge of static timing analysis, advanced timing closure, low-power design, EM/IR analysis, and power grid verification.
• Proficiency in Tcl or Python scripting for design flow automation.
• Understanding of advanced process nodes, physical verification, routing requirements, methodology development, and foundry tapeout processes.

Nice to have

• Hierarchical floorplanning expertise.
• Experience with PDK management.
• Experience evaluating advanced physical design flows.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work is available in the United States and Canada.
• Work on next-generation AI semiconductor technology for edge-to-cloud applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional semiconductor design, physical verification, and foundry teams.