Senior CAD Engineer, Physical Design

NVIDIA•Austin, CA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are now hiring for a Senior CAD 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, join our diverse team today. The Advanced Technologies Group is looking to hire a Senior CAD Engineer in our Standard Cell Library development team. Do you have a proven EE background with an in-depth understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design and enjoy working on the cutting edge of process technologies? Must have a passion for writing code! If you answer yes to the above, then we have a job that might be a good fit for you! The job will be at our sites in Austin, TX, or Santa Clara, CA.

Requirements

Hold a B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 5 years industry experience.
Have an in-depth understanding of mosfet device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
Experience working with standard cell design & layout.
Great interpersonal skills.
A passion for providing excellent support for end-users.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize standard cell templates in new process technologies.
Define and promote design for manufacturing (DFM) methodologies.
Improve library validation and release flow.
Write scripts using Perl, Python, tcl, Cadence SKILL, and C++.
Work with CAD tool vendors to evaluate new tools, resolve bugs and improve usability.
Partner with cross functional teams to continuously improve methodologies and efficiencies and drive efforts to resolution.