Principal ESD Engineer (Semiconductor)

Location: Chandler, Arizona, or Palm Bay, Florida; remote work is not available

Company

hirify.global is an embedded semiconductor solution provider developing technology for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT applications.

What you will do

• Lead ESD architecture development for advanced-node semiconductor products, including FinFET technologies and high-speed interfaces.
• Design and optimize custom ESD protection devices, clamps, and ESD IP solutions.
• Provide co-design support to balance product performance with ESD protection robustness.
• Lead ESD sign-off reviews and risk assessments for complex SoCs and mixed-signal products.
• Develop automated ESD verification methodologies and flows, including support for Calibre PERC or equivalent tools.
• Support silicon characterization using HBM, CDM, TLP, VF-TLP, and Latch-Up testing, and drive root-cause analysis of ESD failures.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of semiconductor ESD design experience.
• Strong knowledge of ESD device physics, HBM, CDM, TLP, VF-TLP, Latch-Up, advanced CMOS, and FinFET technologies.
• Hands-on experience designing ESD protection for FinFET SoCs and SerDes products, including custom ESD cells and IP.
• Experience with ESD sign-off methodologies, verification techniques, and Calibre PERC or equivalent tools.
• Leadership, technical writing, collaboration, and communication skills for working across global engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience developing and maintaining Calibre PERC rule decks.
• Experience supporting AI, HPC, networking, memory, or data-center products.
• Experience with IEC/EMC or system-level ESD considerations.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular permanent employment with a competitive benefits package.
• Collaboration with global teams across Japan, Europe, and Asia.
• Work in a culture based on transparency, agility, global collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
• Opportunity to contribute to semiconductor technology used across automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT applications.