Design Verification Lead (AI Hardware)

TL;DR

Design Verification Lead (AI Hardware): Leading a team to validate the functionality and performance of next-generation AI cores with an accent on AI-specific data types and on-chip network validation. Focus on architecting verification plans for mixed-precision data, benchmarking NoC throughput, and ensuring system-level harmony between hardware and software.

Location: Hybrid based in Toronto, ON, Canada

Compensation: $100k - $500k (including base and variable targets)

Company

hirify.global is a leader in cutting-edge AI technology, developing high-performance RISC-V CPUs and comprehensive AI platforms to unify software models, compilers, and semiconductors.

What you will do

• Guide a team of Verification Engineers to validate the functionality and performance of next-generation AI hardware.
• Shape test strategies for AI cores, focusing on tensor-based operations and AI data-movement compute patterns.
• Architect verification plans for mixed-precision data types including FP8, BF16, and INT8.
• Benchmark on-chip networks (NoC) under high-demand traffic to ensure peak throughput and bandwidth.
• Implement robust concurrency controls and error injection to handle edge-case failures and ensure system stability.
• Collaborate across hardware architecture and software teams to ensure performance targets are met.

Requirements

• Proven track record as an ASIC/SoC lead through complex tape-outs.
• Expertise in AI/ML architectures and the intricacies of tensor-based operations.
• Proficiency in UVM, SystemVerilog, and cocotb.
• Experience in system-level verification and on-chip network (NoC) validation.
• Must be eligible to access U.S. export-controlled technology (contingent on citizenship/permanent residency or license approval).
• Location: Must be based in Toronto, ON

Nice to have

• Experience integrating advanced automation frameworks and AI-driven verification techniques.
• Deep understanding of proprietary AI workloads and unique memory access patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation package and benefits.
• Collaborative and curiosity-driven work environment focused on solving hard problems.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse team of technologists on high-performance RISC-V CPUs.
• Equal opportunity employer.