Principal Architect (PCIe)

Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Company

hirify.global provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through semiconductor-based connectivity solutions and its COSMOS software suite, integrating PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, and UALink technologies.

What you will do

• Define and drive system- and chip-level architectures for high-speed connectivity products.
• Lead architecture for PCIe interconnects, networking protocols, and Ethernet subsystems.
• Translate system requirements into scalable hardware architectures and evaluate performance, power, latency, area, and cost tradeoffs.
• Define and review micro-architecture specifications and contribute to standard-based and custom protocols.
• Collaborate with RTL, Physical Design, Firmware, Validation, and Product Engineering teams.
• Support performance modeling, simulation, architectural validation, and customer and partner discussions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in semiconductor architecture, ASIC design, or system engineering.
• Strong expertise in PCIe architecture, including Gen4, Gen5, or Gen6+, and its ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of networking and Ethernet technologies from 25G through 400G and beyond.
• Experience designing high-speed, low-latency data paths and understanding SoC architecture and integration challenges.
• Experience across the full chip development lifecycle.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, collaboration, and technical influence skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with CXL, NVLink, UALink, or other advanced interconnect protocols.
• Background in AI/ML infrastructure, data center systems, or hyperscaler environments.
• Experience with SerDes-based systems, high-speed PHY integration, networking stacks, switching, or RDMA.
• Experience with performance modeling tools, architectural simulators, and system-level power/performance optimization.
• Track record of driving architecture from concept to silicon.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to join a new and growing Israel site.
• Technical ownership over critical architectural decisions for industry-leading connectivity products.
• Work in a diverse environment that encourages contributions from people with varied backgrounds and experiences.
• Mentor engineers and help build technical leadership within the Israel R&D center.