Founding Member of the Technical Staff (Design Verification)

Location: On-site in Palo Alto, California, United States

Company

hirify.global is a frontier AI lab developing AI models and tools for on-demand custom ASIC design at scale.

What you will do

• Own the verification strategy for AI-generated designs targeting leading foundries.
• Review AI-driven test plans and validation strategies for internal and external SoC projects.
• Provide verification expertise to AI/ML teams, including architectural and microarchitectural checks, coverage models, checkers, and interface protocols.
• Define and coordinate validation, verification, and integration flows across multiple IPs, including checkpoints and collateral handoffs.
• Collaborate with architecture, design, and AI/ML leads to create scalable simulation- and emulation-ready collateral.
• Track semiconductor verification and AI-driven design automation trends to improve quality, scalability, and throughput.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of tapeout experience on advanced-node designs; 10+ years preferred. End-to-end silicon delivery is a strong plus.
• Deep expertise in verification, validation, emulation, and architectural or system-level verification of industry-standard IPs.
• Strong SystemVerilog, UVM, and C/C++ skills for test environments; Python is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with simulation, emulation, and FPGA prototyping flows.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate across functions, and eventually lead the design verification function.

Nice to have

• Experience with ARM/AMBA protocols, including APB, AHB, AXI, and ACE.
• Verification experience across CPU subsystems, memory controllers and PHYs, on-chip interconnects, NPU/ML accelerator cores, or security IPs.
• SoC-level design verification and full-system integration experience.
• FPGA prototyping with Xilinx Vivado or Vitis.
• Tapeout experience at frontier AI chip startups or tier-one silicon companies.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity stake.
• Fast-paced startup environment with autonomy and visible impact.
• Cutting-edge work at the intersection of AI and silicon design.