Senior Principal Application Engineer (EDA)

Location: Austin, United States of America

Company

hirify.global develops digital design, implementation, signoff, and Agentic-AI solutions for semiconductor companies.

What you will do

• Lead technical engagements with customers and partners to achieve best-in-class power, performance, and area (PPA) results.
• Guide adoption of digital implementation, signoff technologies, and Agentic-AI features across advanced nodes of 3nm and below.
• Drive complex benchmarks, flow optimizations, and deployment of methodologies for synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, IR drop, and power/timing closure.
• Partner with R&D and Product Engineering to influence tool enhancements based on customer requirements.
• Represent hirify.global at industry forums, author technical papers, and deliver keynote presentations.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in IC design implementation and signoff, including demonstrated success managing large-scale technical programs.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Deep expertise in digital design fundamentals, advanced-node implementation at 3nm and below, and EDA tool ecosystems.
• Experience leading technical teams and driving customer success at executive levels.
• Strong scripting proficiency in Tcl, Python, and Perl, with experience customizing flows for design closure.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder-influence skills.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with hirify.global tools including Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus, Conformal, and Cerebrus, as well as competitive solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position within hirify.global’s North America Field Applications Team.
• Leadership-oriented environment focused on technology innovation and making an impact.
• Work involves collaboration with customers, partners, R&D, Product Engineering, and internal and external stakeholders.