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ASIC Design - Principal Engineer

US - Santa Clara, CAOnsite · United States
Principal · Reg - Full-Time · ASIC AI
POSTED 14 AUGVERIFIED 11H AGO
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Why join Upscale, Inc.

Upscale, Inc., is building the high-performance infrastructure powering the next generation of artificial intelligence. Backed by over $500M in funding and rapid global adoption, we are scaling systems designed for the world’s most demanding AI workloads.

We focus on first-principles engineering across silicon, systems, and networking—where performance, scale, and execution are critical. Our team is talent-dense and high-performing. We value ownership, technical rigor, and speed, and we offer the opportunity to work on foundational problems with immediate, real-world impact.

If you’re looking to do high-impact work, move fast, and help define the infrastructure behind the future of AI—Upscale is where you can produce meaningful work at the frontier—and operate at a high standard.

Job Responsibilities

As a member of the ASIC Design team, you will work closely with the architecture team and define and document micro-architecture on next generation designs.

Responsible for the logic design/RTL entry that meets the power, performance, area targets.

Collaborate closely with design verification and emulation teams to confirm that test plans meet architecture and design intent, debug complex test scenarios and coverage closure

Work closely with the physical design team on timing closure and area optimization

Work with the design for test team to integrate DFT logic

Work independently, communicate effectively and collaborate with cross functional teams

Requirements

BE or MS in EE, CE, CS

5+ years of related technical engineering experience.

5+ years of industry experience in logic design on complex ASICs

Experience with SystemVerilog for logic design

Understanding of fundamental principles of logic design, clock domain crossing, synthesis and timing closure

Proficient communication, collaboration and teamwork skills and ability to contribute to diverse and inclusive teams.

Able to thrive or lead in a fast-paced startup environment.

Preferred

12+ years of relevant industry experience with a proven track record of successful tapeouts

Scripting proficiency using Python, Perl etc.

Experience with front end design tools like LINT, CDC, RDC

Exposure to silicon bring-up

Analyzing timing, area, power reports and ability to drive design fixes

Knowledge of verification principles and coverage and ability to debug complex test cases

Basic understanding of formal verification

Past work experience on high performance, low latency networking ASICs is a big plus

Growth mindset and enthusiasm to learn and grow in a fast paced environment

Where you fall within that range depends on your experience, skills, and impact—we benchmark against internal levels to keep things fair and consistent.

Equal Opportunity

Upscale, Inc., is building a team that reflects a wide range of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

Accessibility & Accommodations

We’re committed to making our hiring process accessible to everyone. If you need accommodations at any stage, just reach out to us at hiring@upscaleai.com—we’re happy to help. Note: This inbox is only for accommodation requests.

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