Senior Physical Design Engineer (CPU)

Location: On-site in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Annual salary: $141,910–$269,100 USD

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technology, including CPU cores for client, server, IoT, and AI platforms.

What you will do

• Own physical design and implementation for CPU core blocks and subsystems.
• Execute synthesis, floorplanning, place and route, design closure, static timing analysis, power analysis, and physical verification.
• Drive convergence of timing, power, and area metrics while debugging issues across design stages.
• Develop and optimize physical design flows and automation scripts.
• Collaborate with RTL design, verification, clocking, architecture, and full-chip integration teams.
• Contribute to design methodologies and guide junior engineers where applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 4+ years.
• Experience with integrated circuit design tools such as Synopsys or Cadence for synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and design closure.
• Experience with PV convergence, including static timing and power analysis.
• Experience with formal equivalence, timing, electrical rules, DRC/LVS, noise, and electromigration checks.
• Scripting experience in TCL and at least one additional interpreted language such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Experience synthesizing a digital logic block integrated into a large SoC or IP.

Nice to have

• CPU micro-architecture experience or exposure.
• Knowledge of floorplanning, routing, clock distribution, timing, noise, and reliability verification techniques.
• Experience with RTL-to-GDS methodologies and formal equivalence.
• Experience with Synopsys Fusion Compiler, ICC2, PrimeTime, or Cadence Genus and Innovus.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on CPU designs for client, server, IoT, and AI platforms.
• Contribute to advanced semiconductor process nodes and complex silicon design.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers across architecture, design, and full-chip integration.
• Access competitive pay, stock bonuses, health benefits, retirement programs, and vacation.
• Work in an environment focused on inclusion, collaboration, diverse perspectives, and continuous learning.