Staff/Sr. Staff Design Verification (AI Photonics)

Location: Boston, MA, United States; flexible hybrid workplace model

Salary: $186,000–$218,000 for Staff level; $206,000–$236,000 for Sr. Staff level. Base salary is supplemented by equity grants and performance-based rewards.

Company

hirify.global develops photonics-based infrastructure for AI and high-performance computing data centers, including its 3D-stacked Passage photonics engine.

What you will do

• Define and enhance design verification methodologies for integrated digital, analog, and photonic devices, with emphasis on emulation.
• Create and execute test plans for high-quality tapeouts meeting functional and performance goals.
• Develop reusable, scalable UVM testbench components and verification environments for simulation and emulation.
• Collaborate with architects, digital designers, DV engineers, and analog/photonics designers to define validation flows and understand system requirements.
• Verify block-level and full-chip designs, close coverage, and complete DV signoff requirements using mixed-signal simulations.
• Integrate analog IP and develop behavioral models, test cases, and checkers for upper-level verification.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of design verification and SystemVerilog experience.
• At least 2 years of Python experience.
• Expertise developing with the UVM library.
• Experience with Xcelium, ModelSim, Questa, or VCS simulators.
• Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills; leveling depends on education, experience, and interview performance.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience with 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with post-silicon validation and debug.
• Experience with AMS verification.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings matching, life insurance, and disability coverage.
• Vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and paid family leave.
• Training and development support plus commuter benefits.
• Equity grants for eligible full-time employees.