Senior CAD Engineer, Custom Circuit Designers

Details

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated, excellent CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technologies group. You will develop tools that help improve productivity of custom circuit designers worldwide. A successful candidate will have solid EE background with an in-depth understanding of circuits, layouts and VLSI design. We are looking for someone who loves to write code to automate design processes and who enjoys working in groundbreaking process technologies! A strong background in Cadence SKILL and Perl are needed for this position. The job involves both development and support. The candidate must have good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support component libraries for advanced process technologies, including developing and maintaining technology files, symbols, gates and pcells, and supporting various netlisters.
• Install, configure and support foundry PDKs.
• Maintain the custom design environment used by custom schematic and mask designers.
• Write scripts using Perl, Python, and Cadence SKILL.
• Support and maintain CAD/EDA tools used by IC designers, including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, HSPICE, ADE, various simulation tools, and Verilog / SystemVerilog.
• Work with CAD tool vendors to evaluate new tools, solve bugs, and improve usability.
• Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies.
• Provide development and user support for CAD tools and environments.

Requirements

• B.S. (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering with 6+ years of experience, or M.S. in Electrical Engineering with 4+ years of experience.
• A basic understanding of MOSFET device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.
• Excellent programming skills; strong background in Cadence SKILL and Perl.
• Experience with Perl, Cadence SKILL, Python, and Tcl.
• Experience supporting and configuring foundry PDKs and the custom design environment.
• Familiarity with EDA tools such as Virtuoso, IC-Manage, HSPICE, ADE, simulation tools, and Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Great communication skills and a passion for providing excellent end-user support.

Compensation and Additional Information

• Base salary range (Level 4): 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD.
• Base salary range (Level 5): 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD.
• You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
• Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 12, 2025.
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Benefits

• Equity and company benefits (referenced via NVIDIA benefits page).