Tech Lead, Digital Design Engineer (ASIC)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $175,500–$195,000 per year, depending on experience, level, and business need; discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits may be available.

Company

hirify.global develops rack-scale AI infrastructure through connectivity solutions integrating CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink, and software technologies.

What you will do

• Define microarchitecture and implement synthesizable RTL for complex switch ASIC blocks.
• Develop front-end digital designs for high-performance networking and server connectivity applications.
• Drive block-level execution through synthesis, timing closure, gate-level simulation, DFT, and GDS delivery.
• Analyze performance, power, area, and schedule tradeoffs while resolving implementation issues with cross-functional partners.
• Partner with verification engineers on UVM-based plans, coverage, failure debugging, silicon bring-up, and lab root-cause analysis.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple workstreams and communicate risks and progress to stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience developing or supporting complex SoC or silicon products for switch ASIC, networking, server, or storage applications.
• Hands-on experience with UALink, UCI, PCIe Gen 6/7, ESUN, and Ethernet.
• Front-end digital design experience spanning architecture, RTL, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, gate-level simulation, and DFT.
• Experience owning blocks from architecture through GDS and using Synopsys and/or Cadence design flows.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Experience with PCIe or Ethernet switch products.
• Familiarity with UVM-based verification and coverage-driven debugging.
• Silicon bring-up and debugging experience in CMOS technologies at 28nm or below.
• Python or comparable scripting experience and a collaborative, customer-focused approach.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on connectivity technology for demanding AI workloads and rack-scale infrastructure.
• Collaborate across design, verification, physical design, systems, and ecosystem partner teams.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses, incentives, and benefits.
• Inclusive environment that encourages applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.