SOC Design Engineer, ASIC Tools and Methodology Development

NVIDIA Gruppe; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 189,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe is seeking an SOC Design Engineer in Austin, Texas, to develop and deploy tools for engineering. This role requires expertise in hardware design principles and proficiency in Verilog and scripting languages like Python.

The ideal candidate will have at least a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of relevant experience. A strong team player, the successful applicant will also engage in maintaining automated RTL generation processes.

The position offers a competitive salary range and eligibility for equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of proven experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of fundamental digital design concepts.
• Strong ability to collaborate with multi‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy in‑house tools and workflows to support engineering business units.
• Take ownership of tools that verify common design blocks.
• Act as a DevOps engineer for automated RTL generation.

Skills

Verilog

Python

Perl

Unix/Linux shell scripting

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Job description

NVIDIA is looking for an SOC Design Engineer with proven hardware design and methodology expertise to join our world‑class team to help amplify human creativity and intelligence.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and deploy in‑house tools and workflows to support engineering business units across NVIDIA.
• Take ownership of tools that verify common design blocks used in all products at NVIDIA.
• Act as a “DevOps” engineer for automated RTL generation by developing new features and maintaining efficient operations for existing users.
• Build new workflows and methodologies to ensure smooth integration into various IP development environments.

What we need to see:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of proven experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of fundamental digital design concepts with hands‑on experience in Verilog.
• Proficiency in scripting using modern Python and/or Perl.
• Experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting and Makefiles.
• Strong ability to collaborate with multi‑functional teams and effectively communicate technical details.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Prior experience in ASIC verification.
• Knowledge of Clocks/Resets design and verification.
• Exposure to CDC related design/verification flows.
• Exposure to backend flows (Synthesis, Timing, etc).

The base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2, and 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until May 24, 2026.

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