Principal Digital Design Engineer

TL;DR

Principal Digital Design Engineer (ASIC/SoC): Design, develop, implement, verify, and document micro-architecture and RTL for complex power management integrated circuits with an accent on high-speed multiple clock domain designs and protocols like PCIe, CXL. Focus on full design cycle including specifications, RTL coding, verification, silicon bring-up, and improving design methodologies.

Location: San Diego, CA, USA (onsite). US export control eligibility required (US citizens, permanent residents, or protected individuals).

Salary: $160,400 - $237,320 per annum

Company

hirify.global’s semiconductor solutions power data infrastructure for enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures.

What you will do

• Design, develop, implement, verify, and document micro-architecture and RTL for complex power management ICs.
• Collaborate with system and chip architects for high-quality implementations.
• Participate end-to-end in design cycle: micro-architecture docs, RTL coding, timing specs, verification test plans, silicon lab testing, and IP maintenance.
• Produce block uArchitecture and register specs; schedule cross-functional reviews.
• Evaluate and improve design and verification methodologies.
• Supervise or mentor other digital design engineers; provide technical leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related + 10-15+ years experience (Master’s/PhD + 5-10+ years).
• Fluent in SystemVerilog RTL coding; experience in high-speed, multiple clock domain designs.
• Expertise in PCIe, CXL protocols; familiar with SoC architectures, AXI, DDR, Ethernet.
• RTL design, synthesis, static-timing closure, formal verification, gate-level sims, block verification.
• Experience in micro-architecture of custom ASIC products with Chip I/O, shared memory, embedded processors.
• Hands-on chip-development process, front-end tools; SVA assertions, formal verification tools.
• Strong communication, documentation, cross-site collaboration; scripting (Python, Perl, Tcl, UNIX shell desirable).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits: financial well-being (employee stock purchase plan), family support, mental/physical health resources, recognition awards.
• Opportunity to shape design strategy, build and lead a world-class team in new San Diego design center.
• Focus on purposeful innovation in AI, XPU, custom SoC for strategic customer programs.