Senior Physical Design Engineer

NVIDIA Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 168,000 - 264,500; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Senior Physical Design Engineer in Austin, Texas. You will be responsible for physical design and implementation of GPUs and other ASICs, with a focus on improving power, performance, and area. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years in VLSI design and proficiency with CAD tools, along with strong analytical skills. This role offers competitive compensation based on experience and location, promoting a diverse and innovative workplace.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in large VLSI physical design implementation.
• Strong power user of timing analysis and physical verification tools.
• Experience in timing closure and clock/power distribution.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of physical design and implementation of GPU and other ASICs.
• Participate in establishing physical design methodologies and flow automation.
• Craft designs for static timing analysis and power/noise analysis.

Skills

VLSI physical design implementation

Power analysis and improvement

Performance analysis

Area improvement initiatives

Python

Perl

Tcl

Make scripting

Education

BSEE (MSEE preferred)

Tools

P&R CAD tools from Synopsys

Cadence tools

Mentor Graphics tools

Job description

Senior Physical Design Engineer page is loaded## Senior Physical Design Engineerlocations: US, CA, Santa Clara: US, TX, Austintime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR2010157We are now looking for a Senior Physical Design Engineer. NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to solve, that only we can tackle, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human imagination and intelligence. Make the choice to join our diverse team today.**What you'll be doing:*** Responsible for all aspects of physical design and implementation of GPU and other ASICs targeted at the desktop, laptop, workstation, and mobile markets.* As a member of a team, we will all participate in establishing physical design methodologies, flow automation, chip floorplan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly and P&R, timing closure.* Craft designs for static timing analysis, power and noise analysis and back-end verification.**What we need to see:*** BSEE (MSEE preferred) or equivalent experience.* 8+ years of experience in large VLSI physical design implementation on 5nm, 4nm and 3nm technology.* Your successful track record of delivering designs to production is a requirement.* Shown experience in the following areas: Power, Performance and Area improvement Initiatives is a plus.* Already a validated strong power user of P&R, Timing analysis, Physical Verification and IR Drop Analysis CAD tools from Synopsys (ICC2/DC/PT/STAR-RC/ICV),Cadence (Innovus, Tempus, SeaHawk ) and Mentor Graphics.* Deep understanding of custom macro blocks such as RAMs, CAMs, high-speed IO drivers, PLLs.* Confirmed prior experience in timing closure, clock/power distribution and analysis, RC extraction and correlation, place/ route and tapeout solutions.* To be successful you should possess strong analytical and debugging skills required.* Proficiency using Python, Perl, Tcl, Make scripting is helpful.NVIDIA is widely considered to be the leader of AI computing, and 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. If you're creative and autonomous, 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 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 5.You will also be eligible for equity and .Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 31, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.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.