Staff Silicon Engineer - AI-Driven Chip Design Tools

Cognichip; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognichip is looking for a Staff Silicon Engineer to blend software engineering with semiconductor knowledge in Redwood City, California. This position aims to develop advanced tools for chip design and verification leveraging AI.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in silicon design and strong programming skills, particularly in Python or C++. Cognichip operates on a hybrid schedule, balancing in-office and remote work for a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in silicon design, verification, or hardware-focused software development.
• Deep understanding of ASIC/FPGA design lifecycle.
• Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, or machine learning frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Translate semiconductor domain expertise into software requirements.
• Architect and implement data pipelines for synthetic code.
• Build and maintain simulation infrastructure.

Skills

Silicon design experience

EDAs from major vendors

Programming in Python/C++

Machine learning frameworks

Education

MS or PhD in related field

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Mentor/Siemens

Job description

Cognichip is looking for a Staff Silicon Engineer to blend software engineering with semiconductor knowledge in Redwood City, California. This position aims to develop advanced tools for chip design and verification leveraging AI.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in silicon design and strong programming skills, particularly in Python or C++. Cognichip operates on a hybrid schedule, balancing in-office and remote work for a collaborative culture.