ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 219,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a new college graduate to join our ASIC Floorplan Design team. You will help craft floorplans, participate in area reviews, and work with design leads to optimize area, power, and timing early in chip development.

The role requires a Masters in EE/CS/CE or equivalent, experience with Verilog/SystemVerilog, CAD/flow tools, and programming in Python, Perl, or C/C++. You will join a collaborative, fast-paced environment at the frontier of AI hardware.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in Verilog, SystemVerilog or HVL.
• Experience with CAD and physical design methodologies, floorplanning, P&R and timing closure.
• Strong communication and teamwork; programming in Python, Perl, C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Develop and craft floorplans during early chip development.
• Drive area review process and collaborate with ASIC design team on improvements.
• Solve timing and routing congestion with physical and ASIC teams; build tools to optimize area and speed.

Skills

Verilog

SystemVerilog

VLSI

Computer Architecture

Python

C/C++

P&R

Timing closure

Teamwork

Education

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

P&R tools

EDA flows

Job description

We are now looking for a ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer - New College Graduate. NVIDIA is seeking a talented ASIC Floorplan Engineer to design and implement the world’s leading SoC's and GPU's. This position offers you a unique opportunity to craft and to influence the design and development of the next generation GPU and SoC, 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:

Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience. A deep hardware engineering background with a concentration in VLSI and/or Computer Architecture. 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.

Your base salary:

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2, and 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Application period:

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 4, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.

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