Senior Circuit Design Engineer: Post-Silicon Bringup & IP

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Circuit Design Engineer to join the Circuit Solutions Group in Santa Clara, CA. You will design custom circuit IP and guide designs from concept through silicon validation, working across teams to optimize performance and bring up test chips.

The role emphasizes strong digital/mixed-signal design, post-silicon experience, and scripting for data analysis. Equity and benefits accompany a competitive base salary.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of transistor-level circuit design and validation.
• Strong understanding of digital or mixed-signal circuit design, synthesis, and timing.
• Hands-on 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 PVT 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 with teams.

Skills

Digital design

Mixed-signal design

Post-silicon bringup

Lab measurements

Python scripting

Perl scripting

Tcl scripting

Lab data analysis

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

ATE testing

Bench instrumentation

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Circuit Design Engineer to join the Circuit Solutions Group in Santa Clara, CA. You will design custom circuit IP and guide designs from concept through silicon validation, working across teams to optimize performance and bring up test chips.

The role emphasizes strong digital/mixed-signal design, post-silicon experience, and scripting for data analysis. Equity and benefits accompany a competitive base salary.