Manager, EDA Tools and Relationships

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 is seeking a Circuit Methodology Engineering Manager

NVIDIA is seeking a Circuit Methodology Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for EDA tool evaluation, workflow integration, and strategic vendor engagement for the mixed signal circuit design organization. This manager will coordinate engineers developing and supporting production workflows, drive adoption of third-party EDA capabilities, and align vendor roadmaps with NVIDIA’s design-quality and schedule goals. This role combines people leadership, technical direction, and external partnership management. The manager will work closely with circuit design, methodology, CAD, and EDA vendors to improve design quality, reduce cycle time, and enable scalable, high-impact engineering workflows.

What you'll be doing:

• 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, addressing customer concerns, roadmap alignment, and ongoing partnership management.
• Drive internal adoption of new workflows through communication, training, and integration.

What we need to see:

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

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

• Familiarity with Cadence ADE and experience with transient simulators such as alps, hspice, primesim, or spectrex.
• Familiarity with various other EDA tool such as Totem, HFSS, thermal mechanical solver, matlab, and Solido Design Environment.
• Experience with layout viewing and manipulation.
• Experience influencing EDA vendor roadmaps or leading strategic technical partnerships.
• Exposure to AI algorithms, AI-assisted flows, or emerging agentic EDA methodologies.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 3, and 232,000 USD - 368,000 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 20, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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