Design Application Engineer (2027 New College Grad)

Location: USA - California - Santa Clara

Salary: $84,000.00–$138,000.00 per year

Company

hirify.global manufactures essential semiconductors and develops power-efficient, high-performance solutions for markets including AI.

What you will do

• Support customers from early design concept through tape-out and help enable first-time-right design execution.
• Review and reproduce customer, technology application, and design-flow issues.
• Recommend and drive design enablement solutions with internal experts, EDA partners, and technology teams.
• Track actions, risks, customer cases, and technical closure criteria.
• Develop customer-facing presentations, application notes, evaluation summaries, and technical documentation.
• Contribute to internal business process projects that improve team efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field from an accredited program, with graduation in 2027.
• Overall GPA of at least 3.0 and good academic standing.
• English fluency required for written and verbal communication.
• Knowledge or project experience in digital design, analog, mixed-signal, silicon photonics, simulation, layout, verification, semiconductor device physics, or related areas.
• Familiarity with EDA tools, PDKs, IC design flows, Linux, Microsoft Office, Verilog, or Verilog-AMS.

Nice to have

• Related internship or co-op experience.
• Leadership experience in the workplace, academic projects, or competitions.
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys OptoCompiler, Calibre, or Pegasus physical verification.
• Interest in using AI tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity and decision-making.
• Project management, communication, planning, and organizational skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with accelerated training for new college graduates.
• Mentorship, networking, and leadership opportunities.
• Cross-functional collaboration and talent mobility opportunities.
• Work in a fast-paced semiconductor technology environment focused on security, longevity, and sustainability.