Forward Deployed Engineer

San Josefull time

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$180k

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Alpha Design AI Inc Forward Deployed Engineer embeds with semiconductor customer teams to build software solutions for chip design and verification. Owns customer relationships and develops new capabilities beyond existing products.

Responsibilities

We're hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer who come from chip design, verification, and EDA and want to build software. You will embed directly with customer teams at some of the largest semiconductor companies, working alongside an internal R&D engineer and a customer-side domain expert. We’re looking for engineers with hands-on experience in RTL, testbenches, and simulation who can quickly identify the customer’s real problems and build new capabilities alongside them, beyond supporting our existing product.
Embed on-site (or near-site) with customer design and verification teams to build new solutions with them.
Own the customer relationship end-to-end for your account, from problem definition to a working product in their hands.
Work with R&D, domain experts, and customer champions to turn field problems in RTL development and verification into shipped solutions.
Write code that connects ChipAgents to customer design flows, including RTL, testbenches, simulators, and verification environments.

Qualification

BS or MS in Computer EngineeringWorking knowledge of VerilogAI-nativeExcellent communicatorExperience with UVMExperience customizing AI agentsPrior forward-deployedEqual Opportunity

Required

BS or MS in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on experience in chip design or design verification (DV) at a semiconductor, EDA, or hardware company.
Working knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, and RTL, and familiarity with verification flows such as testbenches, simulation, and debug.
Software engineering skills (Python required; C++ or TypeScript a plus) and a strong interest in working at the intersection of software and hardware. You are comfortable building under ambiguity and shipping custom, working solutions without a stable spec.
AI-native, with experience using AI agents, especially coding agents such as Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode.
Excellent communicator, able to work directly with customer engineers and managers and translate field learnings into clear priorities for research and product teams.
Comfortable with frequent on-site customer travel.

Preferred

Experience with UVM, formal verification, or commercial EDA tools.
Experience customizing AI agents.
Prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, applications engineering, or field engineering experience in the semiconductor industry.
Experience with scripting and automation around design flows, such as Python, Tcl, or Makefiles.
Experience standing up secure customer environments and data access.
Work at the intersection of AI and semiconductors, using your chip and EDA background to build software that changes how chips are designed.
Work alongside a world-class technical team and an advisory board of EDA legends, with real product, real customers, and real scale already in production.
Equal Opportunity

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
PTO
Equity/RSU

Company

Alpha Design AI Inc

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