Hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer Company: Stealth Startup Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 13:19:15 Target Skills & Keywords : C++, EDA, Machine Learning, Python, Rust About the job Required Skills: •As a Forward-Deployed Engineer, you’ll work directly with semiconductor companies and chip designers to understand how they design, where their existing EDA workflows fall short, and where AI can have the biggest impact. •You’ll serve as a technical bridge between customers and our internal engineering and AI teams. You’ll take real-world design challenges and translate them into product requirements, workflows, and capabilities that our team can build. •Software engineering experience is a plus, but not required. Experience with C++, Rust, Python, EDA automation, AI/ML, or technical customer-facing engineering is particularly valuable. •Most importantly, we’re looking for someone who understands semiconductor design deeply and is excited about rethinking how that work gets done with AI. •Work directly with semiconductor customers to understand their design workflows, technical requirements, and biggest pain points •Partner with analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom circuit designers to understand how they approach layout and physical design •Identify opportunities where AI can automate or improve traditionally manual design processes •Translate customer feedback and design challenges into clear product requirements and engineering priorities Qualifications: •Strong background in analog or mixed-signal IC design, with a solid understanding of the end-to-end chip design flow •Operational familiarity with analog and mixed-signal design challenges such as matching, parasitics, device placement, routing, extraction, simulation, DRC, and LVS •Demonstrated capacity to understand complex technical problems and communicate them clearly to both customers and software/AI engineers •Strong problem-solving skills and comfort operating in ambiguous, early-stage environments •Interest in working directly with customers and using their feedback to shape a product Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!