EDA Tools & Partner Strategy Lead

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 196,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Circuit Methodology Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for EDA tool evaluation, workflow integration, and vendor engagement within the mixed-signal circuit design organization. You will coordinate engineers delivering production workflows, drive adoption of third-party EDA capabilities, and align vendor roadmaps with design quality and schedules.

You will supervise a team, set technical direction, and manage external partnerships with CAD/EDA vendors to improve design

Qualifications

• BSEE, BSCE, or equivalent international education or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of circuit design methodology, CAD/EDA enablement, or related engineering infrastructure experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of management experience leading projects or teams, with direct people management.
• Hands-on Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys environments such as Virtuoso, Solido Design Environment, and Custom Compiler.
• Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across internal teams and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Explore and guide the use of Agentic-AI capabilities in EDA workflows where they improve efficiency.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers with direct reports focused on EDA workflows and tool enablement.
• Define and drive strategy for evaluating, integrating, deploying, and supporting third-party EDA tools across the circuit group.
• Own key EDA vendor relationships, including technical engagement and roadmap alignment with NVIDIA.
• Drive internal adoption of new workflows through communication, training, and integration.

Skills

People leadership

Communication

Vendor management

Education

BSEE/BSCE or equivalent

Tools

Cadence

Siemens

Synopsys

Virtuoso

Solido Design Environment

Custom Compiler

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Circuit Methodology Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for EDA tool evaluation, workflow integration, and vendor engagement within the mixed-signal circuit design organization. You will coordinate engineers delivering production workflows, drive adoption of third-party EDA capabilities, and align vendor roadmaps with design quality and schedules.

You will supervise a team, set technical direction, and manage external partnerships with CAD/EDA vendors to improve design