Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Innovus Flows

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer to drive innovative PD methodologies for GPUs, CPUs and SOCs, focusing on PPA and scalable flows. You will collaborate across RTL, synthesis, DFT, foundry and timing teams to push PD performance and efficiency.

The role emphasizes Power/Area optimization, EM/IR analysis, UPF and practical RC/ timing closure, with opportunities to leverage ML/AI in EDA tools. A flexible remote/hybrid setup is available where applicable.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• 7+ years in Physical Design; methodology/flow development preferred.
• Strong background in PPA, routing, place/cts/route/post-route optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative physical design methodologies for GPU/CPU/SoC with focus on PPA and runtime flow improvements.
• Collaborate with internal/external partners to improve tools/methodologies for best-in-class PPA across product lines.
• Apply AI/ML approaches to CAD to improve design performance and productivity.

Skills

PPA optimization

Physical design flow development

STA/Timing/RC

Low power design (UPF)

EM/IR analysis

Scripting (TCL, Python, Perl, C++)

Synthesis & hierarchical design

ML/AI for EDA/PD

Power distribution & yield

Education

MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence EDA tool suite (Innovus, Genus, Tempus, Quantus, Joules)

FSDB/SAIF for power analysis

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer to drive innovative PD methodologies for GPUs, CPUs and SOCs, focusing on PPA and scalable flows. You will collaborate across RTL, synthesis, DFT, foundry and timing teams to push PD performance and efficiency.

The role emphasizes Power/Area optimization, EM/IR analysis, UPF and practical RC/ timing closure, with opportunities to leverage ML/AI in EDA tools. A flexible remote/hybrid setup is available where applicable.