Director of Physical Design (AI/MCU)

Location: On-site 5 days a week in NW Austin, Texas, United States. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Company

hirify.global develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for AI edge, wearable, medical device, IoT, and embedded applications.

What you will do

• Lead the physical design strategy and roadmap for next-generation ultra-low-power MCU product lines.
• Build, mentor, and manage a global physical design organization spanning methodology, physical implementation, and sign-off.
• Oversee floorplanning, power planning, clock tree synthesis, place and route, timing closure, physical verification, EM/IR and reliability sign-off, and power analysis.
• Drive PPA optimization, low-power implementation, design-flow automation, sign-off quality, and the use of AI tools.
• Partner with architecture, RTL, analog/mixed-signal, verification, product engineering, operations, and foundries on SoC integration, manufacturability, yield, PDKs, and design rules.
• Own schedules, resource planning, risk management, tape-out readiness, first-silicon success, and post-silicon debug.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of physical design experience for complex SoCs, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Proven delivery of multiple chips to production.
• Deep expertise in low-power design techniques, including UPF, clock gating, multi-Vt, power gating, DVFS, and retention.
• Experience with Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor physical design tools.
• Experience with advanced process nodes from 40nm through 22nm, 12nm, and below.
• Strong understanding of MCU architectures and embedded-system constraints.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Current authorization to work in the United States for any employer.

Nice to have

• Experience with mixed-signal SoCs and analog IP integration.
• Background in high-volume consumer or industrial MCU products.
• Familiarity with security-focused or safety-certified MCU designs, such as ISO 26262.
• Experience building and scaling distributed engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site work in NW Austin five days per week.
• Cross-functional collaboration across design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations.
• Work on complex semiconductor products focused on energy efficiency and AI edge applications.
• Company values include innovation, collaboration, focus, learning, and achievement.