Senior Digital ASIC Design Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Digital ASIC Design Engineer: Designing high-performance digital ASICs in advanced technologies with an accent on RTL implementation, synthesis, and circuit simulation. Focus on optimizing hardware for power and performance, contributing to complex chip architectures, and ensuring system reliability for critical national defense and space applications.

Location: Must be based in Cambridge, MA (Onsite). Active US secret clearance is required.

Salary: $82,300 - $220,000

Company

hirify.global is an independent, nonprofit research and development company tackling national challenges in defense, space exploration, and biomedical engineering.

What you will do

• Design and simulate circuits at the transistor level to implement architecture and requirements.
• Optimize hardware designs for performance, power, and cost.
• Perform or guide physical layout, including floor-planning and design-for-test development.
• Contribute to system-level design and evaluate hardware feasibility of complex algorithms.
• Develop, document, and teach best practices to less experienced engineers.
• Contribute to business development and proposal activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field (Master's preferred).
• 5-10 years of experience in ASIC Hardware Engineering.
• Active US secret clearance is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Proficiency in front-end digital systems design using Cadence or Synopsys flows.
• Fluency in System Verilog, Verilog, or VHDL.

Nice to have

• Experience with low power circuit design and CMOS advanced nodes below 32nm.
• Experience with radiation-hardened electronics.
• Familiarity with secure systems design architectures (e.g., cryptographic encoders/decoders).
• Demonstrated experience with successful tape-outs at advanced nodes.

Culture & Benefits

• Commitment to work-life balance with workplace flexibility.
• Access to employee clubs, workshops, and social events.
• Inclusive environment focused on high-performance innovation.
• Discounts to local museums and cultural activities.