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NVIDIA

Senior Physical Design Engineer

NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053

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We are now looking for a Senior Physical Design Engineer. NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades, pioneering GPU in 1999 and now leading AI computing. We invite you to join our diverse team.

What You'll Be Doing

Responsible for all aspects of physical design and implementation of GPU and other ASICs targeted at the desktop, laptop, workstation, and mobile markets.

As a member of a team, we will all participate in establishing physical design methodologies, flow automation, chip floorplan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly and P&R, timing closure.

Craft designs for static timing analysis, power and noise analysis and back‑end verification.

What We Need To See

BSEE (MSEE preferred) or equivalent experience.

5 years of experience in large VLSI physical design implementation on 5 nm, 4 nm and 3 nm technology.

Proven track record of delivering designs to production.

Experience in Power, Performance and Area improvement initiatives.

Validated strong power user of P&R, Timing analysis, Physical Verification and IR Drop Analysis CAD tools from Synopsys (ICC2/DC/PT/STAR‑RC/ICV), Cadence (Innovus, Tempus, SeaHawk) and Mentor Graphics.

Deep understanding of custom macro blocks such as RAMs, CAMs, high‑speed IO drivers, PLLs.

Confirmed prior experience in timing closure, clock/power distribution and analysis, RC extraction and correlation, place/route and tapeout solutions.

Strong analytical and debugging skills.

Proficiency using Python, Perl, Tcl, Make scripting is helpful.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and pay of similar positions. The base salary range is $136,000 – $212,750 for Level 3, and $168,000 – $264,500 for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 1, 2025.

We are committed to fostering a diverse work environment and are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job ID: JR2000473

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