Electrical Engineering Expert (Semiconductor / ASIC / RFIC)

About this role

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

Eligible applicant countries

This role accepts applicants from:

• USA

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Other Engineering