Senior ASIC Engineer, Switch SoC

NVIDIA Gruppe; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an expert SOC Design and Integration Engineer in India to join the Switch Silicon group in Bengaluru. You will help craft the next generation Switch Silicon chips, delivering high-speed communication devices with the highest throughput and lowest latency.

You will define milestones, develop system-level methodologies, and drive cross-functional teams toward SOC milestones. Proficiency in scripting and HDL tools will be valued as you enable successful tapeouts at advanced nodes.

Qualifications

• BS or MS with 4+ years of practical semiconductor design and architecture experience building complex SoCs.
• Experience in ASIC architecture, micro-architecture, RTL design, verification, timing closure and physical design.
• Exposure to Verilog/SV, Cadence or similar tools; debugging tools like Indago, GDB.
• C/C++ or Python scripting experience is desirable.
• Experience defining HW/SW interfaces and coordinating with software teams.
• Hands-on tapeouts of multiple complex SoCs in advanced nodes.

Responsibilities

• Define project milestones from internal roadmaps and track them in an agile framework.
• Develop system-level methodologies, tools, and IPs to build SOCs efficiently and at scale.
• Lead SOC assembly and drive cross-functional teams toward milestone execution.
• Integrate all pieces for a defined milestone and hand off to verification at cluster/sub-system/SOC levels.
• Collaborate on RTL build, design automation, and performance/area/power trade-offs.

Job description

We are currently seeking an expert SOC Design and Integration Engineer with strong design fundamentals to work in Switch Silicon group. You'll join a group of hardworking engineers to craft and implement the next generation innovative Switch Silicon chips. In this position, you’ll make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company while developing best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency!

The Networking Chip Design team in India is a new team which is growing at a fast pace.

What you'll be doing:

• You are encouraged to understand all features of a given project and define project milestones based on internal roadmaps, assign them and track them through agile framework
• Define and develop system-level methodologies, tools, and IPs to build SOCs in an efficient and scalable manner.
• Work on SOC Assembly and drive cross-functional teams towards SOC milestone execution.
• Be responsible for integrating all the pieces for a given defined project milestone and deliver the model to relevant teams for further verification at cluster/sub-system/SOC/emulation levels.
• Have good grasp of Perl, Python, or other industry-standard scripting languages.

What we need to see:

• BS (or equivalent experience) / MS with 4+ years of practical semiconductor design and architecture experience building complex SoC’s.
• Must have firsthand experience & solid understanding of all phases of SOC development in multiple ASIC projects including ASIC architecture, Micro-Architecture, RTL design, verification, timing closure & Physical design.
• Exposure to design and verification tools (Verilog/SV or equivalent, Cadence or equivalent simulation tools, debug tools like Indago, GDB etc.).
• C/C++ programming or python or any other industry-standard scripting language experience desirable.
• Experience working with software teams to tightly define the HW/SW interface including control/status registers, interrupt and error handling.
• Hands on experience in successful tape outs of multiple complex, high-volume SoCs in advanced process nodes.
• Exposure to various Chip Design Functions to be able to collaborate and solve complex cross functional problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with cross functional teams to build consensus.
• Good teamwork spirit and collaboration skills with team members.
• Experience in synthesis, physical design and DFT is a plus.
• Background in RTL Build and Design Automation is a plus.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Chip lead type of technical leadership experience on delivering complex SOCs for enterprise and/or HPC applications.
• Experience in RTL coding and debug, as well as performance/power/area analysis and trade-offs
• Experience working closely with physical design teams to develop highly optimized ASICs with excellent power, performance and area.
• Strong coding skills in Perl, Python, or other industry-standard scripting languages.

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