Director of ASIC Design
Positron AI builds hardware and software for energy-efficient generative-AI and Transformer-model inference.
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About Positron AI
Reno-based AI-infrastructure company whose currently shipping Atlas inference server is complemented by planned Asimov custom accelerator silicon and Titan inference systems.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead design, development, verification, and execution for high-performance AI inference chips. You will define ASIC architecture, microarchitecture, and roadmaps; optimize power, performance, area, and memory subsystems; and oversee the full chip-development lifecycle. You will drive tapeout and bring-up, work on hardware-software co-design, manage foundry and vendor relationships, and recruit, mentor, and develop ASIC engineers.
Requirements
- 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 of delivering multiple ASIC/COT projects from concept to mass production
- Knowledge of digital design, verification, physical design, and manufacturing processes
- Experience with AI accelerators, high-performance computing, or data-center chip designs
- Knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, synthesis, and timing closure
- Expertise in low-power design and power optimization for high-performance chips
- Expertise in memory subsystem optimization
- Familiarity with Cadence, Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics EDA tools
- Leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Based in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area
- Authorization to work in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Lead ASIC design, verification, and implementation for AI inference hardware
- Define ASIC architecture, microarchitecture, and roadmap
- Optimize power, performance, area, and memory subsystem trade-offs
- Oversee RTL design, physical design, verification, and validation across the chip-development lifecycle
- Drive COT tapeout, bring-up, first-silicon validation, and production ramp-up
- Collaborate with software and prototyping teams on hardware-software co-design
- Manage relationships with foundries, IP vendors, and EDA tool providers
- Recruit, mentor, and develop the ASIC team
Benefits
- Equity
- Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
- Company-paid life and disability coverage
- Supplemental hospital, critical illness, and accident coverage
- Unlimited paid time off
- 13 paid company holidays
- Company-provided computer and home office setup
- 401(k) with company matching from day one
- H-1B visa transfer facilitation for eligible candidates
