ASIC Technical Program Manager (AI)

Location: On-site in San Jose, California; fully in-person at the Santana Row office. Relocation support is available for candidates moving to San Jose.

Company

hirify.global builds co-designed chips, racks, software, and manufacturing systems for high-throughput, low-latency frontier AI inference.

What you will do

• Coordinate technical programs across Physical Design, DFT, DV, RTL, and Post-Silicon teams.
• Manage dependencies, handoffs, RTL release gates, DFT insertion checkpoints, ECO cycles, tape-out milestones, and signoff activities.
• Manage relationships with EDA vendors, IP providers, and implementation partners, holding them accountable for timelines and deliverables.
• Identify critical-path risks, schedule slippage, and cross-team blockers, then develop mitigation plans with engineering leads.
• Communicate program status, risks, and required decisions to engineering leads, VP-level stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Facilitate meetings, resolve technical disagreements, maintain program tracking, and drive decisions across teams.

Requirements

• At least one complete ASIC tape-out experience.
• Strong understanding of the RTL-to-GDSII flow and the interaction between Physical Design, DFT, DV, and RTL teams.
• 5+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering program management, or a related semiconductor or hardware role.
• Experience working directly with external EDA vendors or implementation partners.
• Exceptional follow-through, proactive dependency management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully in-person work with collaboration across engineering and research disciplines.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with generous premium support.
• $500 monthly credit for waiving medical benefits.
• $2,000 monthly housing subsidy for employees living within walking distance of the office.
• Wellness benefits, daily lunch and dinner, and an unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification.