Senior Circuit Design Engineer

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 264,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

A leading tech company in California is hiring a Senior Circuit Design Engineer focused on standard cell and custom ROM design. The ideal candidate will have an MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering and over 5 years of experience in deep submicron processes. Responsibilities include driving circuit design, collaborating with teams for improvements, and running SPICE simulations. The role offers a generous salary range of 136,000 to 264,500 USD based on experience, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience preferred.
• Hands-on experience running SPICE simulation.
• Experience designing flip flops, level shifters, and SRAM.

Responsibilities

• Work on cutting edge standard cell libraries in submicron technologies.
• Drive standard cell circuit design and performance analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on design improvements.

Skills

Deep understanding of deep submicron process issues

SPICE simulation

Scripting languages (Perl, Tcl, Make)

Designing custom ROMs and standard cell libraries

Teamwork and communication skills

Education

MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

We are now hiring for a Senior Circuit Design Engineer for Standard Cell and/or ROM.

What You Will Be Doing

• Work on the cutting edge standard cell libraries and/or custom ROM (Read Only Memory) modules in deep submicron technologies.
• Drive the concepts of the transistor level standard cell circuit design, modeling and performance analysis process.
• Lead the function/feasibility verification of new ROM designs and the setup of new design flows.
• Provide creative new insights to support existing tools and flows and develop new simulations to perform design margin evaluations.
• Collaborate with cross function teams with regards to standard cell design improvement opportunities. We will improve on our quality checks on the libraries.

What We Need To See

• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience is preferred.
• We are looking for strong background in deep submicron process issues.
• Deep understanding of the design and verification of standard cell libraries and/or custom ROMs.
• Hands-on experience running SPICE simulation, and capability to adapt to new simulation tools.
• Experience with running EM/IR, aging, noise, margin, and high sigma variation simulations.
• Experiences working with mask designers on layouts. Hands-on experience of DRC/LVS debug.
• Experience of designing flip flops, level shifters, math cells and/or custom ROMs, register files, SRAM.
• Strong proficiency in scripting language, such as Perl, Tcl, Make, and automation methods/algorithms a certain plus.
• Excellent teamwork, communication and analytical skills.

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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 21, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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