Physical Design - CAD Lead (Python)

Location: San Jose, CA; Pittsburgh, PA; or Austin, TX

Salary: $180,000–$220,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops energy-efficient general-purpose processors for continuous AI/ML and intelligent edge computing.

What you will do

• Drive and develop physical design flows and methodology for FinFET and multi-patterning technologies using Cadence Tempus or Synopsys PrimeTime.
• Build repeatable, predictable, design- and process-agnostic PD flows for multiple product lines.
• Develop workflow orchestration, flow infrastructure, regression frameworks, and collateral quality-checking utilities.
• Partner with physical design leads to define end-to-end build, timing, and signoff flows.
• Create a unified environment for standard-cell, memory, PDK, hard-IP, corner, and flow configuration dependencies.
• Coordinate third-party vendor resources and continuously improve flow consistency and efficiency.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of industry experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Strong Python and scripting skills, including TCL and shell.
• Experience developing workflow orchestration infrastructure or tools for hardware development, such as Airflow or Flowtracer.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and containerization, plus experience implementing regression frameworks.
• SQL or database proficiency, such as MongoDB.
• Intimate knowledge of physical design and RTL/DV hardware development workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience with full-chip RTL/DV and physical design flows.
• Knowledge of circuit design, device physics, deep-submicron and SOI technologies.
• Experience defining static timing analysis constraints, clock-tree and signoff corners, and voltage definitions.
• Experience integrating analog or mixed-signal macros and verifying IP collateral.

Culture & Benefits

• Meaningful equity program.
• 401(k) match and company-paid benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible work arrangements and support for personal and professional development.