Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on and highly strategic IT & Infrastructure Admin to build and manage the end-to-end compute, storage, network, and EDA infrastructure required for designing complex SoCs across digital and analog domains.

This role goes beyond traditional IT—it requires deep ownership of EDA environments,computestrategy (cloud vs on-prem), cost optimization, and AI infrastructure enablement, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability for engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

EDA & Engineering Infrastructure

Own setup, deployment, and management of EDA tools and environments for:
Digital design and verification
Analog and custom design flows
Manage tool installations, upgrades, and compatibility across flows
Drive EDA license management, including:
Forecasting demand across teams and projects
Optimizing utilization and cost
Vendor coordination and negotiations
Ensure high availability and performance of compute farms and storage systems

Compute & Platform Strategy

Define and execute strategy for cloud vs on-prem infrastructure:
Evaluate AWS (or other cloud platforms) vs owned/rented servers
Build cost models and ROI analysis for different scaling scenarios
Design scalable infrastructure for:
Large regressions (DV workloads)
RTL synthesis and physical design
Analog simulations (compute-intensive workloads)
Optimize job scheduling, workload distribution, and resource utilization

Network & Systems Management

Design and manage high-performance network infrastructure:
Low-latency, high-throughput connectivity for EDA workloads
Secure remote access for distributed teams
Manage:
Servers, storage (NAS/SAN), and backup systems
OS environments (primarily Linux-based)
Data security, access control, and disaster recovery

AI Infrastructure & Enablement

Support deployment and scaling of AI/ML infrastructure for engineering workflows
Work with AI and engineering teams to:
Enable AI agent workflows
Optimize compute usage (GPU/CPU allocation)
Define and enforce AI usage guardrails, including:
Data security and IP protection
Safe usage policies for internal and external AI tools
Manage token usage, cost tracking, and access control for AI platforms

Planning, Forecasting & Cost Optimization

Develop and maintain forecasts for:
Compute infrastructure (cloud + on-prem)
EDA licenses
Storage and network capacity
Continuously optimize for cost vs performance vs scalability trade-offs
Provide leadership with data-driven recommendations on infrastructure investments

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure / systems engineering, preferably in semiconductor or EDA environments
Strong experience with:
EDA tool environments (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens/Mentor)
Linux system administration
Compute cluster management and job schedulers (LSF, Slurm, etc.)
Experience managing large-scale compute and storage systems
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (high-performance networks preferred)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting SoC design teams (RTL, DV, Analog)
Familiarity with analog simulation environments and their compute demands
Experience with hybrid cloud architectures
Exposure to GPU infrastructure and AI/ML workloads
Scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.) for automation
Experience with security and compliance in IP-sensitive environments

Key Attributes

Strong ownership and end-to-end accountability mindset
Ability to balance technical depth with strategic decision-making
Bias toward automation, scalability, and efficiency
Strong problem-solving and operational excellence
Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment

Success Metrics

Reliable, scalable infrastructure supporting high engineering productivity
Optimized EDA license utilization and cost efficiency
Effective cloud vs on-prem strategy with measurable ROI
Minimal downtime and high system availability
Secure and efficient AI infrastructure adoption
Ability to scale infrastructure seamlessly with company growth

About TylSemi, Inc.

The Opportunity

The AI infrastructure market is exploding. Every hyperscaler, every cloud provider, every AI company is building custom silicon. But they all face the same problem: how do you connect hundreds of chips, deliver clean power at scale, and move terabits of data without melting the package

That's what we solve. TylSemi builds the chiplet infrastructure IP — the IO, power delivery, and interconnect building blocks — that makes AI/HPC systems actually work at scale.

This isn't a nice-to-have. It's the critical path.

Why Now

The Market Window

The semiconductor industry is going through its biggest architectural shift in 40 years:

Moore's Law is dead. 2nm and beyond delivers marginal performance gains. The future is chiplets, not monolithic dies.
Custom silicon is now mainstream. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI — they're all designing their own ASICs. The $50B custom silicon market is growing 30% annually.
IO and power are the bottleneck. Solve hard problems and provide something which is a category in itself.

Translation: We're entering the market at exactly the moment when every major AI/HPC player needs what we're building, and their alternatives are disappearing.

Culture & Team: How We Work

No Politics, No Bureaucracy

There are no layers, no approval chains, no corporate theater.

If you have an idea, we test it. If it works, we ship it.
No endless meetings, no PowerPoint presentations to convince middle management.

Remote-Friendly, Global Team

US team: Bay Area preferred, but we hire the best people regardless of location
India team: Building a world-class design center in Bangalore

Move Fast, Ship Real Products

We're not a research project. We have paying customers, committed capital, and aggressive timelines.

This is a company, not a lifestyle business. We're building to win.

What We Value

Ownership mindset. You're not here to execute someone else's roadmap. You're here to define it.
Bias for action. We move fast. Analysis paralysis doesn't fly here.
Deep technical expertise. This is hard engineering. We need people who've shipped real silicon and debugged real hardware.
Low ego, high standards. We don't care about titles or politics. We care about results.

The Ask

If you're reading this, you're probably comfortable. You have a good job at a stable company with all the benefits.

We're asking you to walk away from that and bet on us.

Here's Why You Should

The market is real. AI infrastructure spending is $200B+ annually and growing 40% YoY. Every hyperscaler needs what we're building.
The team has done this before. We've built and exited semiconductor companies at scale. This isn't our first rodeo.
The traction is de-risked. We have LOIs, strategic investors, and a clear path to revenue.
The work is consequential. You're not optimizing someone's ad click-through rate. You're building the silicon infrastructure that powers AI.

This is the bet. Join us and build something that matters.

Or stay comfortable. No judgment.

But if you're the kind of person who wants to take the shot, we'd love to talk.

READY TO JOIN

IT & Infrastructure Architect (EDA / SoC / AI Platforms)