Senior/ Staff Physical Design Engineer

Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Company

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

What you will do

• Join the founding Backend team in Israel and help establish local execution culture, technical standards, and methodologies.
• Own the physical implementation journey from synthesis through floorplanning, place and route, and clock-tree synthesis.
• Lead macro-level implementation, including floorplanning and complex routing.
• Drive timing signoff, physical verification, EMIR reliability analysis, and logic equivalence checking.
• Collaborate with Architecture, Design, and DFT teams on advanced process nodes and high-speed connectivity.
• Develop scripting and automation to improve EDA workflows and engineering productivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of hands-on Physical Design experience at semiconductor companies.
• Expertise in the full RTL2GDS flow, including macro-level implementation, floorplanning, and complex routing.
• Experience with advanced process technologies at 7nm and below.
• Experience with STA, Logic Equivalence Checking, DRC, and EMIR signoff flows.
• Proficiency in TCL or Python scripting for EDA tool flows and automation.

Nice to have

• Full-chip implementation and integration experience.
• Knowledge of Power and Noise analysis, including SI/PI.
• Familiarity with DFT requirements and their impact on physical layout.
• Experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, ICC2, or Cadence Innovus.
• Background in high-speed interface designs or connectivity protocols.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help build a new strategic R&D center and local engineering organization in Israel.
• Meaningful product ownership over backend execution and methodologies for AI infrastructure connectivity.
• Inclusive workplace encouraging applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.