Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years of relevant experience, or Bachelor's degree with 5–7 years.

Solid foundation in computer architecture and digital logic design.

Strong SystemVerilog RTL design skills for high-speed, high-performance ASICs.

Experience making design decisions that trade off Power, Performance, and Area (PPA).

Working knowledge of industry-standard interconnects and protocols (e.g., AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, HBM/DDR).

Experience with digital logic synthesis tools and Static Timing Analysis (STA).

Proficiency with industry-standard tools for linting, Clock Domain Crossing (CDC), and Logical Equivalence Checking (LEC).

Experience implementing SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA) to check design intent.

Familiarity with tools and simulators for hardware performance analysis and tuning.

Familiarity with Git for managing release cycles.

Scripting skills in Python and Linux shell.

Ability to work onsite in San Jose, CA or Austin, TX.

Exposure to a full ASIC development cycle through tapeout and production silicon.

Interest in or knowledge of AI workload acceleration techniques.

Experience with low-power design techniques (clock gating, DVFS) at advanced process nodes.

Exposure to emulation or FPGA prototyping platforms for pre-silicon validation.

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Benefits Summary for US-Based, Full-Time Employment Positions SambaNova offers a competitive total rewards package, including the base salary, plus equity and benefits. We cover 95% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, and 77% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution. We also offer Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans in addition to Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options like Health Care, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care. Our library of well-being benefits available to you and your dependents includes a full subscription to Headspace, Gympass+ membership with access to physical gyms, One Medical membership, counseling services with an Employee Assistance Program, and much more.