CAD Engineer

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is looking for a motivated CAD Engineer to enhance their Advanced Technology Group. This role involves supporting installation of foundry techfiles, debugging tool errors, and developing productivity flows for circuit designers globally. A strong background in Python and Perl, along with good interpersonal skills, is crucial for success.

Benefits

Equity

Benefits

Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience.
• Basic understanding of MOSFET device behavior and CMOS layout.
• Experience with regression testing methodology.

Responsibilities

• Support installation and debugging of foundry techfiles.
• Create a Regression environment for testing.
• Document customization and communicate with design community.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Programming

VLSI design

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Perforce

Cadence SKILL

Python

Perl

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 on groundbreaking process technologies. A strong background in Python and Perl 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.

• 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.

• Creating and setting up a Regression environment to test various decks before they are released to the designers.

• Identify and document the changes between the different versions of the deck as received from foundaries.

• Documenting the customization done to the decks and communicate the changes to the design community.

• 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 python.

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.

• Understanding of version control software preferably Perforce.

• Understanding the regression testing methodology.

• Excellent programming skills; experience with perl, python and other scripting languages.

• Great interpersonal skills

• Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users.

NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 108,000 USD - 184,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.