Technical Director (Chip Design)

Oho Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Oho Group is seeking a director-level engineer to own the architecture and end-to-end design of a critical SoC subsystem within a stealth AI silicon startup in the Bay Area. You will collaborate with RTL, microarchitecture, verification, and physical design teams while mentoring engineers and shaping the technical direction of the silicon.

The role requires proven experience leading complex ASIC/SoC development with multiple tapeouts and a strong background in memory, compute, interconnect, or

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading ASIC/SoC development with multiple tapeouts.
• Strong background in memory, compute, interconnect or other complex SoC subsystems.
• Comfortable in an early-stage environment with significant technical ownership.
• Experience coordinating RTL, microarchitecture, verification and physical design teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and end-to-end design of a critical SoC subsystem.
• Work closely with RTL, microarchitecture, verification and physical design teams.
• Drive technical direction, engineering standards and design methodologies.
• Mentor engineers and help build out a high-calibre hardware team.
• Take ownership across the full chip development lifecycle, from architecture through to tapeout.

Skills

SoC architecture

ASIC/SoC leadership

Mentorship

Tapeout experience

Hardware design

Job description

Technical Director – Stealth AI Silicon Startup

We have partnered with a stealth-mode semiconductor startup based in the Bay Area that is developing next-generation silicon for AI and high-performance computing.

We’re looking for a director-level engineer to take technical ownership across architecture and design, working within a small, highly experienced team. You’ll help shape the technical direction of the silicon, establish engineering best practices and build out the team as the company scales, while remaining hands-on technically.

Key responsibilities and requirements

• Own the architecture and end-to-end design of a critical SoC subsystem
• Work closely with RTL, microarchitecture, verification and physical design teams
• Drive technical direction, engineering standards and design methodologies
• Mentor engineers and help build out a high-calibre hardware team
• Take ownership across the full chip development lifecycle, from architecture through to tapeout
• Proven experience leading complex ASIC/SoC development across multiple successful tapeouts
• Strong background in memory, compute, interconnect or other complex SoC subsystems
• Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment with significant technical ownership

Whether you’ve helped build a semiconductor startup from an early stage or are looking to take a step beyond one of the larger semiconductor companies, this is an opportunity to have significant influence over both the technology and the team.