Cognichip · 1 day ago
Chip Engineer - Agentic Frameworks
Redwood City, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $300K/yr
6+ years expCognichip is seeking a Chip Engineer to design agentic workflows and domain knowledge for AI agents in chip design and verification. The role involves encoding silicon expertise into structured agent behaviors and developing high-quality prompts for chip-design tasks.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Encode chip-design expertise (RTL/DV best practices, microarchitectural patterns, failure modes) into reusable, agent-consumable knowledge and playbooks
Define EDA tool usage for agents when to run simulation, lint, CDC, synthesis, and STA, how to interpret results, and how to chain tools into reliable flows
Design end-to-end agent workflows for chip design, verification, debugging, and iterative refinement using structured process graphs
Decompose complex silicon workflows into executable agent steps with clear inputs, outputs, and success criteria, including hierarchical and iterative patterns
Develop high-quality prompts covering specification, microarchitecture, RTL, verification, and debug
Define agent behavior models, guardrails, and few-shot examples that guide reasoning, assumption validation, and error handling in chip-design tasks
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience (Staff) OR 6+ years of experience (Senior) across key domains
Chip Design & Verification
Digital IC, ASIC, or SoC design or verification, with strong hands-on expertise in SystemVerilog RTL and UVM
Deep familiarity with lint, CDC/RDC, simulation, timing constraints, and STA
Solid understanding of microarchitecture (pipelines, FIFOs, DMA, caches, interconnects)
Ability to clearly explain design tradeoffs and debugging strategies
Experience with LLM-based agent systems, prompt engineering, and workflow decomposition
Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, AutoGen, or CrewAI, or equivalent custom systems
Proficiency in Python
Experience integrating external tools into automated workflows
Preferred
Experience with formal verification, PPA analysis, or timing signoff
Background in defining chip-design methodologies
Experience building agent playbooks, few-shot libraries, or domain knowledge bases
Contributions to open-source EDA, AI, or agentic tooling
Benefits
Competitive compensation package including equity.
Company
Cognichip
Cognichip is an AI-first deep tech company focused on transforming the semiconductor industry by revolutionizing how chips are designed.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$33MKey Investors
Lux Capital,Mayfield Fund
2025-05-15Seed· $33M
Leadership Team
Faraj Aalaei
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ehsan Kamalinejad
Co-Founder & CTO
Recent News
2026-01-22
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