Staff Digital Design Engineer (SoC Low Power, Clocking & Integration)

Location: Austin, TX; hybrid work

Annualized base pay: $150,500–$279,500 USD. Additional compensation may include an annual cash bonus, equity package, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops low-power wireless connectivity and highly integrated SoCs for smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities applications.

What you will do

• Develop complex SoC architectures with multiple processors, digital and mixed-signal subsystems, power domains, and clock domains optimized for customer power scenarios.
• Define and implement SoC low-power architecture, including power domains, retention, isolation, level shifters, sequencing, and UPF/CPF power intent.
• Design and integrate clock-generation, distribution, gating, muxing, reset, monitoring, and power-management infrastructure.
• Architect and integrate SoC interconnects and bus fabrics using AXI, AHB, APB, and related protocols.
• Lead small teams designing and verifying digital subsystems, and drive architecture, design, and verification reviews.
• Analyze and debug low-power, clocking, CDC/RDC, integration, and protocol issues through simulation, emulation, synthesis, and silicon bring-up.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering and 10–20 years of professional experience in digital CMOS IC design.
• Ability to lead small teams designing complex digital subsystems and deliver high output independently.
• Strong RTL design expertise with Verilog and SystemVerilog.
• Strong knowledge of SoC clocking, CDC, RDC, synchronization, reset architectures, and timing.
• Extensive low-power design experience with UPF, power gating, retention, isolation, level shifting, and power-aware verification.
• Experience with AXI, AHB, APB, interconnect architectures, complex subsystem integration, processor clusters, memory subsystems, and third-party IP.
• Knowledge of embedded processor systems and C coding; experience with RTL and gate-level simulation, waveform analysis, power analysis, synthesis, and timing constraints.
• Experience optimizing designs for power, performance, and area with backend teams, and integrating analog and mixed-signal subsystems.
• Experience with scripting and automation using Python, Perl, or Tcl; revision control and configuration management with tools such as Perforce, Git, or Methodics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with AI-powered tools and technologies for productivity, analysis, and decision-making.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with onsite facilities including downtown parking and a gym.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, flexible spending, life, disability, and adoption benefits.
• 401(k) matching, Roth plan option, equity rewards, and competitive base pay.
• Flexible PTO, three paid volunteer days annually, charitable contribution matching, and tuition reimbursement.
• Additional commuter, legal, and pet insurance benefits, plus backup childcare and wellness offerings.