Hardware / Formal Verification Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking a Hardware / Formal Verification Engineer to join a well-funded AI startup focused on accelerating semiconductor design and verification. You will work directly with the founder to shape product and technical direction from day one, building AI-powered tooling for chip design and verification.

The role offers fully remote work with a remote-first engineering culture, high ownership, and a flat structure to enable fast decision making as an early foundational engineer.

Job description

Hardware / Formal Verification Engineer | Formal Methods | Semiconductor AI | Fully Remote

I'm partnering with an early-stage AI infrastructure startup that's building AI systems to transform semiconductor design, formal verification, and hardware engineering workflows

You'll be one of the first engineering hires, working directly with the founder to build AI-powered tools that accelerate chip design and verification for leading semiconductor companies

What you'll be working on:

• Formal verification & hardware verification


• Chip design, microarchitecture & silicon validation


• EDA workflows and verification automation


• Building AI-driven tooling for semiconductor engineering


• Shaping both the product and technical direction from day one

Why join?

• Join as a foundational engineer at a well-funded AI startup


• Work directly with an experienced technical founder


• Fully remote with a remote-first engineering culture


• High ownership, flat structure and fast decision making


• Build cutting-edge AI for the future of semiconductor engineering