Senior ASIC Floorplan Architect for AI & GPUs

Anysilicon; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced ASIC Floorplan Engineer in Austin, TX to design and implement cutting-edge SOCs, CPUs, and GPUs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize floorplans, ensuring optimal cost, area, performance, and power across product lines.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in SOC/sub-system development, with strong expertise in physical design, power/clock distribution, DFT, and packaging, plus programming skills in Python, Perl, or C++.

Qualifications

• MSEE/MSCE or equivalent experience in chip development.
• 10+ years of experience in SOC, CPU, graphics, memory, and I/O sub-systems development.
• Experience with physical design methodologies, chip floorplan, power/clock/reset distribution, DFT, place and route, timing closure, and packaging.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to optimize chip floorplans for cost, area, performance, and power.
• Drive floorplan development and work with ASIC and Physical design teams to identify and resolve technical issues.
• Develop AI workflows and productivity tools to enhance chip area optimization and execution speed.
• Identify technical and product risks, collaborating with engineering and management to implement mitigation strategies.

Skills

Python

Perl

C++

Communication skills

Education

MSEE/MSCE or equivalent

Tools

Physical design methodologies

Chip floorplan

Power/clock/reset distribution

DFT

Place and route

Timing closure

Packaging

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced ASIC Floorplan Engineer in Austin, TX to design and implement cutting-edge SOCs, CPUs, and GPUs. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize floorplans, ensuring optimal cost, area, performance, and power across product lines.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in SOC/sub-system development, with strong expertise in physical design, power/clock distribution, DFT, and packaging, plus programming skills in Python, Perl, or C++.