Director of Physical Design (MCU)

Location: On-site 5 days a week in NW Austin, Texas, United States

Company

hirify.global develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.

What you will do

• Define and execute the physical design strategy for ultra-low-power MCU product lines.
• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary global organization covering physical implementation, methodology, and signoff.
• Oversee floorplanning, power planning, clock tree synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, physical verification, and EM/IR reliability signoff.
• Partner with architecture, RTL, analog/mixed-signal, verification, product engineering, operations, and foundries to deliver manufacturable SoCs.
• Own schedules, resource planning, risk management, tape-out readiness, and post-silicon debug support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of physical design experience for complex SoCs, including at least 5 years in leadership roles.
• Track record of delivering multiple chips to production.
• Deep expertise in low-power techniques, including multi-Vt, power gating, DVFS, and retention.
• Experience with Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor physical design tools, plus advanced process nodes from 40nm to 22nm, 12nm, and below.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Nice to have

• Experience with mixed-signal SoCs and analog IP integration.
• Background in high-volume consumer or industrial MCU products.
• Familiarity with security-focused or safety-certified MCU designs, including ISO 26262.
• Experience building and scaling distributed engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on next-generation ultra-low-power semiconductor products for embedded and edge AI applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore.
• Company values include innovation, collaboration, focus, learning, and achievement.