Positron
Director of ASIC Design
$200K–$350K
Austin, TX · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 1, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years in ASIC development, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Education
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the U.S.; no new visa sponsorship is available, but H-1B transfers may be facilitated for eligible candidates.
About the job
Leads the design, verification, and delivery of high-performance AI inference ASICs, from architecture through tape-out and production.
What you'll do
- Lead ASIC architecture, RTL, physical design, verification, and validation across the chip development lifecycle.
- Drive COT tape-out, first-silicon validation, and production ramp-up; manage foundry, IP vendor, and EDA provider relationships.
- Build and mentor the ASIC team and collaborate with software and prototyping teams on hardware/software co-design.
What they ask for
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of ASIC development experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Track record delivering multiple ASIC/COT projects from concept to mass production.
- Experience with AI accelerators, HPC, or data center chip designs; expertise in digital design, RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog), low-power design, and memory subsystem optimization.
Nice to have
- AI/ML accelerator or custom AI silicon design; successful tape-out on 7nm, 5nm, and/or 3nm COT designs.
- Experience deploying a Cadence or Synopsys EDA methodology; familiarity with chiplets, heterogeneous computing, external memory/IP integration, or RISC-V.
Pay
$200,000 – $350,000 USD base salary
Tools
Verilog, SystemVerilog, Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics
AI focus
Leads development of AI inference hardware and defines ASIC architecture and roadmap aligned with AI workloads.
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