Principal ASIC Chip Lead

Location: USA-CA San Jose Innovation Drive

Annual base salary: USD 143,800–230,000

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor and system-on-chip solutions.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end ASIC and SoC development from architecture and RTL through GDSII tape-out and mass production.
• Manage cross-functional project teams and interface directly with a tier-one customer.
• Define microarchitecture and develop Verilog RTL for design blocks.
• Run frontend checks including linting, clock-domain crossing, and low-power flows using UPF/CPF.
• Coordinate verification plans, coverage closure, physical-design constraints, timing closure, and FPGA or silicon bring-up.
• Support operations in bringing silicon into mass production and take on additional design or verification responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience with a BSEE or 10+ years with an MSEE in microarchitecture and RTL design.
• Strong RTL and logic-design skills using Verilog HDL.
• Detailed knowledge of logic synthesis, static timing analysis, design verification, clock-domain crossing, low-power design, and multiple power domains.
• Experience with EDA tools, UPF/CPF flows, ARM-based SoCs, DSP-based designs, peripherals, memory controllers, and AHB or AXI interconnects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to understand engineering and microarchitecture specifications.
• Onsite work in San Jose, California, USA.

Nice to have

• Experience with analog interfaces, arithmetic hardware, MATLAB/Simulink, signal processing, and numerical analysis.
• Experience using logic analyzers and oscilloscopes during FPGA or silicon bring-up.
• Experience with C/C++ and Perl or Tcl scripting.
• Experience utilizing AI tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus and new-hire and annual equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Employee Assistance Program, paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable family-leave benefits.
• Equal opportunity employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.