Senior Package Layout Engineer - Hardware

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Senior Package Layout Engineer to contribute to innovative solutions in complex IC substrate design. This role involves collaborating with various design teams to optimize layouts for high-speed ASIC packages, ensuring performance and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in PCB layout and experience with Cadence tools, along with a passion for creativity and problem-solving. Join a team that values diversity and offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions can make a significant impact in the tech world.

Benefits

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in PCB Layout of graphics cards, motherboards, or related technology.
• Proven experience in substrate layout of wire bond and flip chip packages.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to implement high speed/density ASIC packages.
• Optimize package pinout and conduct design feasibility studies.

Skills

PCB Layout

High-speed design

Signal integrity practices

Layout design trade-offs

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence APD

SiP tool suite

Valor

Job description

NVIDIA's GPUs and SOCs are the world leaders in power, performance and efficiency. We are continually innovating to deliver new and creative, unusual solutions to extraordinary problems in a wide range of sectors. To this purpose, we are now seeking a hard-working Senior Package Layout Engineer who is committed to making a difference in the world through their contributions!

This position will collaborate with Technical Package Lead and different design teams in the design and development of complex, detailed layout of IC substrates for NVIDIA products. In addition, work with design teams to plan schedules, resolve costs, manufacturing, and electrical design issues.

What you'll be doing:

1. As part of a Layout team, you will collaborate to implement high speed/density ASIC packages.
2. Perform substrate breakout patterns for ASIC packages.
3. Optimize package pinout incorporating system level trade-offs of pins assignment.
4. Help perform package routing, placement, stack-up, reference plane and power distribution using Cadence APD or SiP tool suite.
5. Propose layout design trade-offs to the Technical Package Lead for resolution and implementation.
6. Conduct design feasibility studies to evaluate the Package design goals for size, cost, and system performance.
7. Develop symbols and CAD library databases using Cadence APD design tools.
8. Develop methodologies to improve layout productivity.

What we need to see:

1. Hold a B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
2. 5+ years experience in PCB Layout of graphics cards, motherboards, line cards or other related technology. Experience with HDI designs is a plus.
3. Proven experience in substrate layout of wire bond and flip chip packages, preferred.
4. Significant background with Cadence APD or SiP and/or PCB layout tools (including Constraint Manager).
5. Your validated working knowledge of high-speed design signal integrity practices.
6. Experience using Valor is helpful.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and dedicated people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 132,000 USD - 253,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.