Senior Director - SoC Front End Engineering (Edge AI)

Location: On-site 5 days a week in NW Austin, Texas, United States. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead front-end design for Edge AI MCU platforms, including CPU subsystems, neural accelerators, security, memory, and peripheral integration.
• Guide architecture definition, RTL design, subsystem integration, verification, lint, CDC, and DFT readiness.
• Drive multiple MCU programs from concept through production tapeout, including milestones, deliverables, risk management, design reviews, and sign-off.
• Partner with architecture, physical design, analog/mixed-signal, validation, operations, test, and product engineering teams on PPA, yield, manufacturability, and software-hardware performance.
• Evaluate EDA tools, design automation, and verification infrastructure to improve tapeout readiness.
• Lead and grow front-end design, verification, and integration teams while mentoring senior technical staff.

Requirements

• 20+ years of semiconductor front-end design and verification experience, including 15+ years in leadership roles managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Proven delivery of MCU, SoC, or ASIC products into high-volume production.
• Expertise in low-power digital design, including multi-voltage domains, power gating, and clock management.
• Hands-on knowledge of SystemVerilog, UVM, synthesis, and static timing analysis methodologies.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M/R/A or RISC-V architectures and AHB/AXI on-chip interconnects.
• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering required; PhD preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with subthreshold or near-threshold design techniques and power modeling.
• Knowledge of EDA flows for advanced process nodes at 16nm and below.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in cross-functional teams spanning design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations.
• Build a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Contribute to ultra-low-power semiconductor technology for AI at the edge.
• Visa sponsorship and transfer of employment visa sponsorship are not available for this role.