EDA Workflow Optimization Engineer

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US Posted 36 days ago $152,000–$241,500 / year
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TL;DR

As an engineer in NVIDIA’s EDA Workflow Optimization team, you will collaborate closely with global engineering teams to analyze and enhance chip design workflows from inception through production. Your daily tasks include conducting investigations to identify flaws and opportunities, developing metrics for continuous performance measurement, and working with a team of experts to build new infrastructure in an agile environment. You will leverage your expertise in UNIX systems programming, Python scripting, and EDA tools to create scalable, reliable systems that enable the next generation of innovative chips. This role requires strong experience in debugging complex problems, hands-on knowledge of storage, networking, and compute technologies, and proficiency with job schedulers like IBM Spectrum LSF and SLURM, as well as GPU-based workloads in batch computing environments.

Skills

UNIX Python Shell C/C++ Perl IBM_Spectrum_LSF SLURM GPU Docker Kubernetes CI/CD EDA_tools ASIC VLSI CAD/EDA Mixed_signal_design Data_analysis UNIX_Systems_programming Automation

What you'll do

  • Analyze and optimize full chip design workflows from inception to production.
  • Develop metrics to continuously measure performance of EDA flows and services.
  • Investigate complex issues in a UNIX environment to enhance tool reliability.
  • Collaborate with teams to build new infrastructure for agile software development.
  • Contribute directly to improving the quality and time-to-market of next-gen chips.

What we're looking for

  • Strong experience investigating and debugging complex problems in a UNIX environment.
  • Hands-on expertise with EDA tools and ASIC/VLSI design workflows.
  • Proficiency in UNIX systems programming, automation using Python/Shell.
  • Experience applying data analysis principles to influence decisions.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent; MS preferred, 5+ years relevant experience.

Market check

Salary context

This $152,000–$241,500 range sits above 77% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$122,500–$207,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$134,725–$192,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

Nvidia currently has 802 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $184,000–$287,500 across 798 roles with salary data.

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