Senior ICV CAD Engineer

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

Job summary

NVIDIA's Advanced Technology Group seeks a motivated CAD Engineer to support installation of foundry techfiles and provide expert debugging for designers. You will work on flows and scripts to improve productivity for custom circuit designers worldwide, applying your EE/CS background and knowledge of mosfet devices, CMOS layouts, and VLSI design.

The role involves hands-on development and end-user support, collaborating with CAD tool vendors, and maintaining tools such as Virtuoso, IC-Manage,

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent); MS preferred
• 5+ years of work experience
• Understanding of mosfet behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design
• Excellent programming skills; Perl and Cadence SKILL
• Expertise in ICV to support DRC/LVS techfiles

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles
• Debug design errors and explain issues to designers and partners
• Custom edit foundry techfiles to define NVIDIA methodologies
• Support CAD tools including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS, extractions, and spice
• Work with CAD tool vendors to resolve bugs and improve usability
• Develop infrastructure for new process technologies; write Perl and Cadence SKILL scripts

Skills

VLSI design

Perl programming

ICV

CMOS layout

Interpersonal skills

Education

BS in EE/CS

MS preferred

Tools

Virtuoso

IC-Manage

DRC/LVS tools

Spice simulators

Cadence SKILL

Scripting (Perl)

Job description

NVIDIA is searching for a motivated CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Group. You will support installation of foundry techfiles. You will provide expert support to designers in debugging tool, techfile and design errors. And you will develop flows and scripts to improve productivity of custom circuit designers worldwide! A successful candidate will have solid EE or CS background with an understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design. We are looking for someone who enjoys working on groundbreaking process technologies. A strong background in ICV and Perl is needed for this position. The job involves both development and support. Due to the support nature of this role, this candidate should possess good interpersonal skills.

What you’ll be doing:

• Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles.
• Perform expert debug of design errors to direct expeditious resolution: explaining user errors to designers; explaining techfile errors to the foundry support team, and explaining tool errors to EDA partners.
• Custom edit foundry techfiles to define and implement NVIDIA design methodologies.
• We use a variety of standard off-the-shelf EDA tools at NVIDIA. You would be responsible for supporting and maintaining CAD tools used by IC designers including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS verification tools, extractions, and spice simulation tools.
• Work with CAD tool vendors to identify and resolve bugs, improve tool usability, and evaluate new tools and features.
• Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.
• Write scripts using perl and Cadence SKILL

What we need to see:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience); MS preferred
• 5+ years of work experience
• A basic understanding of mosfet device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
• Excellent programming skills; experience with perl, Cadence SKILL.
• Expertise in ICV in order to support, enhance, and debug foundry DRC and LVS techfiles.
• Being able to implement NVIDIA specific DFM, DRC rules using ICV.
• Add NVIDIA specific devices in the LVS deck using ICV.
• Great interpersonal skills
• Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users.

NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you’re a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

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 August 23, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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