Implementation Methodology Engineer - GPU

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 218,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara is seeking a skilled professional for front-end design implementation. You will be responsible for design methodologies, collaborating with teams to solve implementation issues while improving performance and power efficiency.

The ideal candidate holds a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related fields with at least 4 years of experience. Proficiency in EDA tools is required, along with strong interpersonal and debugging skills. NVIDIA offers equity and benefits for this position.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in logic design implementation and/or physical design implementation.
• Deep understanding of logic optimization techniques and power trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of physical design implementation processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for front-end design implementation methodologies.
• Collaborate with logic designers, physical designers and EDA vendors.
• Provide support for EDA tools and flows.

Skills

Logic design implementation

Physical design implementation

Logic optimization techniques

Interpersonal skills

Debugging and problem-solving

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields

Tools

Synthesis EDA tools from Synopsys (DC/FC)

Placement tools from Cadence (Genus/Innovus)

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• You will be responsible for all aspects of front-end design implementation methodologies (synthesis, formal-equivalence-checking), flow automation and application support.
• Use NVIDIA implementation flows and EDA tool expertise to improve power, performance and area on NVIDIA's most critical designs.
• You will collaborate with logic designers, physical designers and EDA vendors to solve exciting implementation issues and develop new solutions.
• Provide support for EDA tools and flows.

What we need to see

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience in logic design implementation and/or physical design implementation.
• Deep understanding of logic optimization techniques and relative area, timing, and power trade-offs.
• Strong understanding of physical design implementation e.g.: physical synthesis, placement, routing, logic restructuring, etc.
• Should be a power user of synthesis and/or place and route EDA tools from Synopsys (DC/FC), Cadence (Genus/Innovus).
• Good debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills along with the ability to work in a dynamic team.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Prior experience in physical implementation.
• Proficiency in Python, Tcl, Make scripting.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

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.