CPU Circuit Design Engineer

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; hybrid work model with time split between the assigned hirify.global site and off-site work

Annual salary: $141,910–$269,100 USD

Company

hirify.global designs and manufactures silicon products and develops technology for smart, connected devices.

What you will do

• Drive performance verification methodology and circuit and timing quality signoff for the CPU team.
• Evaluate new process nodes through circuit simulations and block scaling methods, and recommend CPU frequency targets.
• Make performance, power, area, and execution-effort trade-offs.
• Collaborate with RTL, circuit, and design teams to converge on timing targets while maintaining quality and schedule.
• Own pre-to-post-silicon verification correlation and debug circuit marginality sightings.
• Demonstrate design ownership and execution in advanced process technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years of experience or master’s degree with 4+ years in electrical engineering, computer engineering, electrical and computer engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of CPU circuit or backend design experience.
• 5+ years of circuit design and static timing analysis experience.
• In-depth circuit design knowledge and the ability to make PPA trade-off decisions.
• In-depth static timing analysis knowledge and understanding of circuit quality signoff criteria for tape-in.
• Experience guiding post-silicon circuit marginality debugging and handling ambiguous tasks through completion.

Nice to have

• Experience leading technical teams of 2–3 engineers.
• Hands-on individual contributor experience with the ability to delegate when necessary.
• Self-motivated, collaborative working style.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site and off-site work.
• Competitive pay and stock bonuses.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Work on silicon products and advanced technology development.