SoC Frontend Design Manager

About Rain:

At Rain AI, we’re creating a future with abundant and scalable artificial intelligence. We're building the world’s most cost and energy efficient hardware for AI. Our products achieve an order of magnitude improvement over the status quo by co-designing every layer of the AI stack, from circuits to algorithms. Our ultimate goal is to become the dominant hardware company of the AI era.

Rain AI is currently a Series A stage startup and backed by world leaders in AI. Our seed round was led by Sam Altman (OpenAI). In addition, our current VC partners include Y Combinator, Daniel Gross, Jaan Tallinn, Founders X Fund, Airbus Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures and Deepwater.

About the role:

Rain AI is looking for a Frontend Design Manager to lead the development of our AI accelerators. The candidate will report directly to Rain AI’s head of hardware engineering. The role involves leading a small design and integration team throughout the entire front-end flow. The responsibilities include micro-architecture, design, integration and implementation of IPs and SoCs.

Responsibilities:

1. Managing a design team through the entire development cycle of IPs and SoCs
2. Defining and tracking SoC schedules
3. Overseeing the implementation of the SoC flows
4. Interfacing with other cross-functional groups like DV, and PD
5. Dealing with 3rd party IPs and vendors
6. FPGA development platform support
7. Packaging, boards and bring-up responsibilities

Qualifications:

1. 10+ years of design/management experience with a minimum of a Bachelors degree in electrical engineering
2. Strong understanding of digital design concepts and flows
3. Knowledge of System-Verilog
4. Experience with industry EDA front-end tools (lint, CDC, RDC, synthesis…)
5. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
6. Strong communication and teamwork skills
7. Track record of taking silicon to production

Our Benefits:

1. Medical Insurance with 100% coverage of employee premiums
2. Dental and Vision Insurance
3. 401k match
4. Unlimited PTO + all federal holidays
5. Two weeks off around Christmas and New Years
6. Summer “shutdown”: one week-off for all employees
7. Work from anywhere in the United States
8. $500 of office equipment per year
9. And more!

Compensation Range: $220K - $300K