New Grad ASIC Design Engineer: GPU/SoC Impact

NVIDIA Corporation

Santa Clara (CA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 189,750

Full time

14 days+
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NVIDIA is seeking an ASIC Design Engineer for a New College Grad class of 2026. Based in Santa Clara, CA, you will contribute to high-performance GPUs and SoCs, working through RTL design, verification and timing challenges.

You will collaborate with architects, verification, synthesis and back-end teams to deliver robust IPs such as schedulers, DMAs and controllers. The role emphasizes system-level understanding, micro-architecture, and hand-on RTL work with Verilog and scripting languages.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
  • Experience in micro-architecture and RTL development (Verilog).
  • Solid understanding of ASIC design flow including RTL design, verification, synthesis and timing.
  • Exposure to Digital systems and VLSI design, Computer Architecture, and arithmetic.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and teamwork.

Responsibilities

  • Implement, document and deliver high performance RTL to meet design targets.
  • Analyze architectural trade-offs based on features, performance and system limits.
  • Craft micro-architecture, implement in RTL, and deliver fully verified designs.
  • Collaborate with architects, verification, synthesis and back-end teams.
  • Work on IPs such as GPU work scheduler, time distribution, interrupts and DMAs.

Skills

RTL development
Verilog
ASIC design flow
C/C++
Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science

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Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an ASIC Design Engineer for a New College Grad class of 2026. Based in Santa Clara, CA, you will contribute to high-performance GPUs and SoCs, working through RTL design, verification and timing challenges.

You will collaborate with architects, verification, synthesis and back-end teams to deliver robust IPs such as schedulers, DMAs and controllers. The role emphasizes system-level understanding, micro-architecture, and hand-on RTL work with Verilog and scripting languages.

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