Senior CPU DTCO Engineer - Next-Gen Silicon & PPA

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits package

Competitive salary

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior DTCO Engineer for CPU Physical Design to advance next-generation CPUs. You will evaluate process technologies, shape technology choices, and collaborate with foundries, IP teams, and hardware groups during early development.

Requirements: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years in DTCO/physical design, and strong Python/Tcl/Perl scripting with AI tooling.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant CPU physical design or DTCO experience.
• Strong background in advanced-node silicon design and physical-design methodology.
• Ability to analyze physical implementation constraints and improve PPA.
• Proficiency with Python, Tcl, Perl, and AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate advanced process technologies and help shape technology choices for next-generation CPUs.
• Run synthesis, place-and-route, and static timing analysis to assess how process features affect power, performance, and area.
• Work with foundry, IP, and hardware design teams during early technology development.
• Use early pathfinding blocks to identify implementation bottlenecks and project technology-node scaling.
• Evaluate competitive products and benchmarks to understand technology and design trade-offs.

Skills

Python

Tcl

Perl

AI tools

Scripting

Education

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Synthesis

Place-and-Route

Static Timing Analysis

DTCO tooling

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior DTCO Engineer for CPU Physical Design to advance next-generation CPUs. You will evaluate process technologies, shape technology choices, and collaborate with foundries, IP teams, and hardware groups during early development.

Requirements: Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 5+ years in DTCO/physical design, and strong Python/Tcl/Perl scripting with AI tooling.