About the RoleAs a Founding Silicon Engineer, you will be the domain backbone of Bronco's AI agents. You'll contribute to the architecture of our reasoning systems, drive tool integrations with industry-standard EDA environments, and shape product direction based on what you know from the inside - the workflows, pain points, and failure modes that only come from real verification experience.
This role puts you at the intersection of AI and silicon at a unique moment. You'll have a front row seat into a diverse range of chip projects across the industry - from AI accelerators to SoCs to custom silicon - and you'll be fundamentally changing how chips are made. The ideal candidate is an experienced silicon or verification engineer who has spent real time inside industry CAD flows. We have a strong preference for founding engineers, early-stage engineers, and past founders.
What You'll Do- Contribute to the architecture of Bronco's domain-specific reasoning systems - defining task structure, expected agent behavior, and quality criteria across DV workflows
- Own and expand tool integrations between Bronco's AI and EDA environments - simulators, coverage tools, linters, and formal verification platforms
- Work hands-on with CAD and EDA tooling to build, test, and validate AI-generated outputs against real verification environments
- Deploy and integrate Bronco into customer workflows, working directly alongside verification teams at leading chip companies
- Feed onsite learnings back into product direction and tool integration roadmap
We'd Like to See- You are an exceptional engineer who can solve any problem
- 2+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC design and verification
- Hands-on familiarity with industry-standard EDA tooling - Synopsys, Cadence, Questa, or equivalent
- Strong expertise in digital verification, SystemVerilog, and UVM
- Proficiency in scripting languages and programming (Python, Tcl, Perl, or equivalent)
- Excellent debugging skills across simulation, waveform analysis, and coverage closure
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities
We'd Prefer If You Had- Experience deploying or integrating EDA tools into automated flows or CI pipelines
- Exposure to formal verification methods
- Interest in AI and machine learning applications in chip design
- Experience working at a startup or in a high-ownership engineering environment
What We Offer- Competitive salary and equity package
- Comprehensive benefits including health, vision, dental, and 401(k)
- Housing stipend
- High-ownership, high-velocity environment with rapid learning opportunities
- A technical problem that is the present rate limiter on the future
The pay range for this role is:
140,000 - 200,000 USD per year (Bronco HQ)
