Application Engineer II: Physical Design - Synthesis and Digital Implementation (EDA)

TL;DR

Application Engineer II (Physical Design): Providing application support for digital implementation flows with an accent on logic synthesis and physical design. Focus on debugging tool-related issues, optimizing timing, area, and power, and developing technical enablement materials.

Location: Based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of tools, IP, and hardware for the entire electronics design chain, from chip design to systems, serving sectors like automotive, aerospace, and IoT.

What you will do

• Support customers in improving productivity and design quality using digital implementation flows.
• Debug design, flow, and tool-related issues to ensure smooth implementation.
• Optimize timing, area, and power in synthesis and implementation processes.
• Collaborate with R&D and field teams to validate solutions and improve tool usability.
• Develop technical documentation and enablement material to promote tool adoption.
• Create custom solutions using tool features and basic scripting to address customer challenges.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
• Solid foundation in CMOS fundamentals, digital logic, and RTL design concepts.
• Exposure to digital design flows (RTL → synthesis → implementation).
• Basic experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, or Perl.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Location: Must be based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Nice to have

• Academic or internship exposure to logic synthesis and/or physical design.
• Familiarity with static timing analysis (STA) fundamentals.
• Understanding of standard cell libraries and process technologies.
• Prior exposure to hirify.global digital tools (Genus, Innovus) or other EDA tools.
• Experience with Linux-based development environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits package.
• Employment under CLT category.
• Work at a company nominated as a Great Place to Work globally and in Brazil.
• Opportunity to be part of a Fortune 100 company.