Principal Digital Design Engineer (ASIC)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; other location: California. US work authorization and immediate availability are required.

Base salary: $185,000–$230,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through semiconductor-based connectivity solutions integrating CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, UALink, and the COSMOS software suite.

What you will do

• Develop micro-architecture and front-end circuit designs for high-performance network controllers.
• Implement RTL, synthesis, IP integration, simulations, timing closure, GLS, and DFT.
• Own complex full-chip or block-level designs from architecture through GDS and production.
• Work with high-speed PCIe, UALink, Esun, and Ethernet communication protocols.
• Support silicon bring-up and debug.
• Prioritize multiple tasks, prepare for customer meetings, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• More than 8 years of experience supporting or developing complex SoC or silicon products for switch ASIC, networking, server, or storage applications.
• Thorough hands-on knowledge of high-speed protocols including PCIe, UALink, Esun, and Ethernet.
• Proven front-end design expertise covering architecture, RTL, simulations, synthesis, timing closure, GLS, and DFT.
• Experience owning multiple complex designs from architecture to GDS and production.
• Experience with Synopsys and/or Cadence digital design tools and flows.
• Knowledge of design for test, including stuck-at and transition scan test insertion.
• Familiarity with UVM-based design verification.
• Silicon bring-up and debugging expertise.
• Experience with small-geometry CMOS at 28nm or below.
• Professional attitude, ability to prioritize dynamically, entrepreneurial and open-minded behavior, and a can-do attitude.

Nice to have

• Firmware development in C and scripting with Python or equivalent programming languages.
• Experience developing or supporting PCIe or Ethernet switch products.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Base salary is determined by location, experience, and compensation for similar positions.
• Creativity and innovation are supported through diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences.
• Applicants from diverse backgrounds, including veterans, parents, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, and people of color, are encouraged to apply.