Senior GPU Floorplan Design Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a skilled GPU Floorplan Design Engineer in Bengaluru to craft and optimize floorplans for next-generation GPUs. You will collaborate with architects, design leads, and physical design teams to influence timing, area, and power distribution from early stages.

The role requires 5+ years in floorplanning/ASIC physical design with VLSI/CPU architecture expertise, Verilog/SystemVerilog, and strong CAD tool experience. Hybrid work is supported in Bengaluru.

Qualifications

• B.Tech./M.Tech. in an engineering discipline is required.
• 5+ years in floorplanning, SOC planning, ASIC physical design or related roles.
• Strong hardware background in VLSI or Computer Architecture.
• Experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog and CAD/physical design toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize floorplans during early chip development.
• Contribute to area review and collaborate with ASIC design teams on improvements.
• Address timing, routing congestion, and physical constraints through early design decisions.
• Build tools and enhance infrastructure to improve chip area and speed.

Skills

Floorplanning

ASIC Physical Design

Verilog/SystemVerilog

CAD tools

Python

C/C++

Teamwork

Education

B.Tech./M.Tech. in ECE/CS/EE

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a talented GPU Floorplan design Engineer to design and implement the world’s leading GPU's as part of completely new team being built in Bangalore. This role sits at the intersection of architecture, RTL, performance analysis, and physical design, with a strong focus on path forward, early planning, feasibility studies, and physical trade-off exploration. This position offers you a unique opportunity to craft and to influence the design and development of the next generation GPU, allowing you to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of exceptional people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing.

What you will be doing:

• Working with architects, design leads, physical design leads and package leads, you will develop and to craft and optimize floorplans during early chip development.
• Drive the area review process and collaborate with the ASIC design team to identify area, interconnect and floorplan improvement opportunities.
• Solve timing and routing congestion issues with physical and ASIC design teams by influencing early design and physical implementation decisions.
• You will build tools and improve existing infrastructure to optimize chip area and speed of execution.

What we need to see:

• B.Tech./ M.Tech. with 5+ years of experience in floorplan, SOC planning, ASIC Physical design or related roles.
• A deep hardware engineering background with a concentration in VLSI and/or Computer Architecture.
• Hands-on experience with chip-level or subsystem-level floorplanning and physical planning Solid understanding of timing, congestion, power distribution, and physical constraints Experience in Verilog, System Verilog or similar HVL.
• Experience with CAD and physical design methodologies (flow and tool development), chip floorplan, power/clock distribution, packaging, P&R and timing closure.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability & desire to work as a great teammate should be displayed in your interview.
• Python, Perl and C/C++ programming language experience.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience in driving development of large scale ASIC floorplan is a huge plus.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. Our products are leading the way with groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Driving, High-Performance Computing and Visualization. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the fastest and most power efficient chips in their class? If so, we want to hear from you. #LI-Hybrid NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing. Today, our AI infrastructure powers global intelligence, transforming every industry. Learn more about NVIDIA.