CAD Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a CAD Engineer to support foundry techfiles, debug design and tool errors, and develop automated flows for productivity of IC designers.

You will work with Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS, and spice tools, writing scripts in Perl, SKILL, and C++. The role blends development and user-support with strong teamwork and communication.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent; MS preferred.
• Solid understanding of MOSFET device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
• Excellent programming skills; Perl, SKILL, C++, and Tcl experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and end-user support mindset.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles.
• Debug design errors and explain issues to designers and tool teams.
• Custom edit foundry techfiles to implement NVIDIA methodologies.
• Support and maintain CAD tools used by IC designers (Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS, SPICE).
• Collaborate with CAD tool vendors to fix bugs and improve usability.
• Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.
• Write scripts using Perl, Cadence SKILL, and C++.

Skills

Perl

C++

Cadence SKILL

tcl

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (MS) preferred

Tools

Virtuoso

IC-Manage

DRC/LVS tools

extractions

SPICE tools

Job description

NVIDIA is searching for a motivated CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Group. You will support installation of foundry techfiles. You will provide expert support to designers in debugging tool, techfile and design errors. And you will develop flows and scripts to improve productivity of custom circuit designers worldwide! A successful candidate will have solid EE or CS background with an understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design. We are looking for someone who enjoys writing code to automate design processes and who enjoys working in groundbreaking process technologies. A strong background in Skill, Perl and C++ is needed for this position. The job involves both development and support. Due to the support nature of this role, this candidate should possess good interpersonal skills.

What you'll be doing:

• Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles.
• Perform expert debug of design errors to direct expeditious resolution: explaining user errors to designers; explaining techfile errors to the foundry support team, and explaining tool errors to EDA partners.
• Custom edit foundry techfiles to define and implement NVIDIA design methodologies.
• We use a variety of standard off-the-shelf EDA tools at NVIDIA.
• You would be responsible for supporting and maintaining CAD tools used by IC designers including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS verification tools, extractions, and spice simulation tools.
• Work with CAD tool vendors to identify and resolve bugs, improve tool usability, and evaluate new tools and features.
• Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.
• Write scripts using perl, Cadence SKILL, and C++.

What we need to see:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience); MS preferred 2 plus year of work experience
• A basic understanding of mosfet device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
• Excellent programming skills; experience with perl, Cadence SKILL, C++, tcl.
• Great interpersonal skills
• Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users.

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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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 6, 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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