Lead ASIC Digital Design Engineer (ASIC/FPGA)

Location: United States; U.S. citizenship is required and the ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at hire. Work is performed within company facilities.

Salary: $176,512–$187,000 per year

Company

hirify.global engineers high-technology solutions, products, and services for defense and scientific missions across multiple operational domains.

What you will do

• Own and lead RTL design for ASIC/FPGA systems, including bus fabric integrity, clock-domain crossings, reset sequencing, and design-for-verification.
• Drive synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and timing-closure activities through resolution.
• Lead verification by developing test and simulation plans, analyzing results, and closing failures.
• Conduct RTL code reviews, set technical standards, and provide actionable feedback.
• Manage JIRA triage and backlog prioritization while supporting program schedules, earned-value reporting, and proposal estimates.
• Evaluate foundry technologies, device libraries, IP cores, and EDA tools, and collaborate across integrated product teams and working groups.

Requirements

• 8–12+ years of ASIC/FPGA design experience, including substantial hands-on RTL design.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related science, engineering, or mathematics field, plus 8 years of relevant experience; or a master’s degree plus 6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience contributing to ASIC tape-outs, including timing closure and physical verification.
• Knowledge of RTL design, microarchitecture, bus fabrics, CDC analysis, reset validation, advanced-node timing closure, and power optimization.
• Experience with commercial foundry flows such as TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, or equivalent, and industry-standard EDA tools.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance and eligibility to access classified information are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with FinFET process nodes such as 7nm or 5nm.
• Ability to evaluate vendor and foundry capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office for documentation and communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment with contributions recognized and rewarded.
• Support for professional growth and technical ownership.
• Collaborative work across divisions and companies.
• Competitive benefits and a shared mission-driven purpose.