Senior Circuit Methodology Engineer

NVIDIA • Santa Clara, CA

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About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Circuit Methodology Engineer who is a skilled tools architect to lead designing, improving, and evolving our in-house methodology applications. This role will develop new tools, improve and maintain existing ones, and promote their use across various departments to achieve rapid tapeout schedules, better design quality, and efficient AI integration within our flows. The MSDV team consists of individuals who demonstrate outstanding creativity and critical thinking skills, driving innovation forward. If you're passionate, creative, and eager to work on the cutting edge of technology, this is the perfect team for you!

Requirements

• BSEE, BSCE, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of working experience related to circuit design methodology, CAD/EDA development, or internal tools engineering for semiconductor design flows.
• Exposure to, and experience with AI algorithms/flows, and their integration into tools is strongly desired.
• Good understanding of mixed-signal or analog/RF design flows and the corresponding EDA ecosystem.
• Coding experience considered a benefit.

Nice To Haves

• Background in process/flow engineering aimed at tapeout schedule reduction and design-quality improvements is a huge plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and collaborate with software development teams to implement new in-house tools that support mixed-signal project, cell specification, and circuit deliverable tracking.
• Identify, prototype, and collaborate with software development teams to deploy AI/ML capabilities into the tool ecosystem.
• Own and improve existing internal applications, ensuring they remain robust, maintainable, and aligned with evolving design methodology and business needs.
• Define and drive tool integration into multi-department flows (circuit design, verification, VLSI, CAD) to streamline handoffs and reduce tapeout cycle time.
• Establish and communicate guidelines for tool usage, including onboarding, documentation, training, and support processes.
• Add telemetry and metrics to measure adoption, usage, data quality, and impact on schedule and circuit design quality.
• Ensure that methodology tools actively improve mixed-signal build quality through better specifications, checks, and traceability of requirements.

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED