CAD Engineer

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

USD 116,000-218,500 per year

MIDDLE SENIOR

✅ Hybrid

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value. About proficiency levels:

1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;

3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;

7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;

10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.

Hiring @ 3 Perl @ 3 Debugging @ 3 AI @ 3

Details

NVIDIA is searching for a motivated CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Group. You will support installation of foundry techfiles, provide expert support to designers in debugging tool, techfile and design errors, and develop flows and scripts to improve productivity of custom circuit designers worldwide. A successful candidate will have a solid EE or CS background with an understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design. The role involves both development and support. Due to the support nature of this role, the candidate should possess good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles.
Perform expert debug of design errors to direct expeditious resolution: explaining user errors to designers; explaining techfile errors to the foundry support team; and explaining tool errors to EDA partners.
Custom edit foundry techfiles to define and implement NVIDIA design methodologies.
Support and maintain CAD tools used by IC designers including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS verification tools, extraction tools, and SPICE simulation tools.
Work with CAD tool vendors to identify and resolve bugs, improve tool usability, and evaluate new tools and features.
Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.
Write scripts using Perl, Cadence SKILL, and C++.

Requirements

B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience); MS preferred.
2+ years of work experience.
A basic understanding of MOSFET device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
Excellent programming skills; experience with Perl, Cadence SKILL, C++, and Tcl.
Experience with EDA/CAD tools such as Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS, extraction and SPICE simulation tools.
Good interpersonal and user-support skills; passionate about providing excellent support for end-users.