Electrical Engineering Expert (Semiconductor / ASIC / RFIC)

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading Silicon Valley AI lab seeking experienced Electrical Engineering Experts with strong semiconductor design and tapeout backgrounds to support advanced AI hardware initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute expertise across Analog, Mixed-Signal, RFIC, ASIC, or Physical Design workflows
• Review semiconductor architectures, implementation methodologies, and silicon design tradeoffs
• Support tasks related to tapeout flows, verification, timing closure, and silicon validation
• Assist in evaluating and improving AI systems trained on hardware engineering workflows
• Provide technical insight based on real-world production silicon experience

Minimum Qualifications

• Hands-on ownership of chip blocks/systems through tapeout
• Experience with advanced semiconductor PDKs such as TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung, or Intel
• Familiarity with pre- and post-silicon development flows
• Strong understanding of schematic design, simulation, verification, DRC/LVS, parasitic extraction, and silicon bring-up
• Prior experience in at least one of the following:
  • Analog/Mixed-Signal Design (ADCs, PLLs, LDOs, SerDes, PMICs, sensor interfaces)
  • RFIC Design (LNAs, mixers, transceivers, PLLs, PAs, mmWave systems)
  • ASIC/Physical Design (RTL, synthesis, STA, floorplanning, CTS, PnR, ECO flows)

Preferred Qualifications

• Production silicon experience preferred over purely academic or simulation-based work
• Experience taping out RF designs at GHz/mmWave frequencies
• Strong ability to explain architectural, power, performance, and timing tradeoffs made during implementation
• Experience working on advanced-node semiconductor designs
• Prior exposure to AI hardware, accelerators, or high-performance compute systems

Role Details

• Estimated commitment: 15–20 hours/week
• Compensation: Approximately USD 100/hour