Staff CAD Engineer (Cadence Innovus)

Location: Austin, TX, United States; onsite role

Expected base pay range: $0–$0 per annum, plus eligibility for bonus and equity plans.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions and data-infrastructure technologies for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain automated place-and-route flows for multiple business units.
• Deploy, support, and integrate flows within the broader CAD platform.
• Develop add-on tools and innovative solutions for evolving semiconductor design challenges.
• Enable new process technologies and tools in design execution flows.
• Generate, centralize, and share knowledge about place-and-route methodology.
• Collaborate with EDA vendors to optimize tool usage.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 3–5 years of related professional experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree and/or PhD with 2–3 years of experience, or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a formal degree.
• At least 2 years of recent experience with Cadence Innovus.
• Proven tape-out experience on advanced nodes of 7nm or below, with familiarity with FinFET, dual patterning, and ULV challenges.
• Good scripting skills in Tcl and Python for flow development.
• Experience with revision-control tools such as Git.
• Strong analysis, problem-solving, out-of-the-box thinking, verbal communication, written communication, and teamwork skills.
• Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information under U.S. export control laws. Applicants other than U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals may be subject to an export license review before employment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of hirify.global Central Engineering on organization-wide CAD infrastructure, methodology, and workflows.
• Benefits support financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition.
• Benefits include an employee stock purchase plan with a two-year lookback, family support programs, mental health resources, recognition awards, bonus participation, and equity plans.
• AI tools, transcription apps, real-time answer generators, and automated note-taking bots are prohibited during interviews; unauthorized use results in disqualification.

Hiring process

• Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during selection should contact the hirify.global HR Helpdesk.