Senior Circuit Design Engineer — Custom IP Bringup

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior Circuit Design Engineer to join the Circuit Solutions Group. You will design custom circuit IP and drive silicon validation from architecture through post-silicon bring-up on test chips.

Ideal candidates have MS or PhD in EE and 5+ years in transistor-level or mixed-signal design, strong debugging skills, and proficiency with Python, Perl, or Tcl. The role offers equity and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in transistor-level circuit design and validation
• Strong understanding of digital, or mixed-signal circuit design, synthesis, and timing
• Hands-on experience with post-silicon bringup, lab measurements, and circuit debug
• Ability to analyze silicon data and communicate findings clearly across teams
• Proficiency with scripting or data analysis tools such as Python, Perl, or Tcl

Responsibilities

• Design custom circuit IP from architecture and schematic development through layout support and silicon validation.
• Simulate and optimize circuit performance across process, voltage, temperature, variation, and post-layout effects.
• Define test plans and measurement capabilities for test chip IP.
• Own post-silicon bringup and characterization of novel circuit designs on test chips.
• Debug silicon issues, correlate measurements with simulation, and drive design improvements.
• Collaborate with layout, verification, test, and product teams, and develop automation for simulation and data analysis.

Skills

Transistor-level design

Digital/mixed-signal design

Post-silicon bringup

Python scripting

Data analysis

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Python

Perl

Tcl

Job description

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Senior Circuit Design Engineer to join the Circuit Solutions Group. You will design custom circuit IP and drive silicon validation from architecture through post-silicon bring-up on test chips.

Ideal candidates have MS or PhD in EE and 5+ years in transistor-level or mixed-signal design, strong debugging skills, and proficiency with Python, Perl, or Tcl. The role offers equity and a comprehensive benefits package.