Senior Digital Design Engineer

NVIDIA; United States; On-site; USD 136,000 - 265,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Senior Digital Design Engineer to join the NVLink Fusion design team in the United States. You will analyze architecture, perform trade-offs for RTL blocks, and deliver high-performance, area- and power-efficient designs, collaborating with architects and verification teams.

You will craft micro-architecture specifications, implement in RTL, and ensure fully verified, synthesis- and timing-clean blocks, while evaluating IP solutions for integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with NVLink, PCI-Express, Ethernet, UCIE
• Proven track record delivering high-bandwidth datapath blocks
• Deep understanding of ASIC design flows

Responsibilities

• Analyze architectural requirements and trade-offs for RTL blocks
• Craft micro-architecture specs and deliver fully verified RTL
• Collaborate with chip architects, verification, and integration engineers
• Identify IP options and assist integration of the right IP

Skills

High-speed protocols

RTL design

ASIC flows

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

NVLink

PCIe

Ethernet

UCIE

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Digital Design Engineer to join our Semi-Custom Silicon products group. In this role, you will join a group of hard working engineers crafting and implementing NVLink Fusion based AI infrastructure System-on-Chips. You will get a chance to create real impact in a dynamic, industry leading, technology-focused company, while working on NVLink Fusion technology. NVLink Fusion is the enabler for the next generation of standardized rack-scale AI connectivity.

What you'll be doing:

As a key member of the NVLink Fusion design team, you will analyze the architectural requirements, perform the trade-off analysis for implementation, and deliver high performance, area and power efficient RTL Blocks.

Craft micro-architecture specification, implement in high-quality RTL, and deliver a fully verified, synthesis and timing clean block.

Collaborate with chip architects, verification engineers, formal verification engineers, and SoC integration engineers in order to meet the goals of the block in a timely manner

Identify potential IP solutions for specific use cases and assist in selecting, customizing and integrating the right IP solutions.

What we need to see:

• Bachelors or Master's Degree, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working with high-speed connectivity protocols such as NVLink, PCI-Express, Ethernet, UCIE etc.
• Proven track record of delivering high bandwidth datapath blocks such as data movers, protocol adaptors, network-on-chip, arbiters and schedulers etc.
• Deep understanding of ASIC design flows and methodology
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, excellent teammate

With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us, and, due to outstanding growth, our special engineering teams are growing fast. If you're a creative and autonomous professional with a genuine passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 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 November 3, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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