Design Automation / Standard Cell Characterization Engineer (NAND/ASIC)

Location: San Jose, California, United States; onsite full-time

Salary: USD 121,280–194,100 per year, plus eligibility for RSU, RCU, and cash bonus programs.

Company

hirify.global is a global memory technology company developing NAND products and optimized data storage solutions.

What you will do

• Develop end-to-end standard cell library characterization and release flows, including nominal and low-voltage characterization.
• Deliver library collateral such as .lib, LEF, GDS, CDL, Verilog, and NDM files.
• Build scalable design automation, QA, validation, comparison, and reporting frameworks using Python, Perl, Tcl, and Bash.
• Enable synthesis and static timing analysis flows with Design Compiler, Fusion Compiler, and PrimeTime.
• Support place-and-route, full-chip integration, ECO automation, timing closure, and netlist-to-GDS flows.
• Partner with RTL, frontend, backend, PDK, and CAD teams during production releases and tapeouts.

Requirements

• MS in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in standard cell library characterization, validation, and production collateral delivery.
• 5+ years of experience in design automation and EDA flow development.
• Hands-on experience with digital frontend flows, synthesis, and STA.
• Strong expertise with Synopsys Siliconsmart, Fusion Compiler, Design Compiler, and PrimeTime, plus experience with Cadence Virtuoso and Conformal.
• Strong scripting proficiency in Python, Perl, Tcl, and Bash.

Nice to have

• Library enablement for RTL-to-GDSII flows and timing model or constraint validation.
• Experience with AOCV, variation-aware timing, MCMM methodology, and synthesis QoR analysis.
• Experience building large-scale QA and validation frameworks.
• Exposure to NAND/ASIC tapeout environments and end-to-end design flows.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, supplemental life, and AD&D insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage and healthcare and dependent care FSAs.
• Company match on eligible 401(k) plan contributions.
• Work in a diverse, inclusive, collaborative, and results-driven environment.