NVIDIA seeks a Senior ASIC Design Engineer to join its dynamic Design team, focusing on the implementation of high-performance, area-efficient RTL for leading SoCs, GPUs, and ASICs. This role involves analyzing architectural trade-offs, crafting micro-architectures, and delivering verified designs that meet stringent performance requirements across diverse applications like consumer graphics and autonomous vehicles. Key responsibilities include collaborating with architects, verification teams, and back-end engineers to ensure critical components such as real-time numeric processing units and DMA engines are optimized for silicon validation. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, along with 8+ years of experience in RTL development using Verilog, expertise in ASIC design flows, and knowledge of numerics, confidential compute, dataflow architectures, and CPU subsystems.
Skills
Verilog
RTL
ASIC
VLSI
Digital systems
Computer Architecture
Computer Arithmetic
Low-power design
Logic synthesis
Timing analysis
Arbiters
Scheduling
Synchronization
Bus protocols
Interconnect networks
Dataflow architectures
CPU subsystems
What you'll do
Implement high-performance, area-efficient RTL to meet design targets and specifications.
Analyze architectural trade-offs based on performance requirements and system limitations.
Craft micro-architecture, implement in RTL, and deliver fully verified designs.
Work on critical designs integral to LLM performance such as real-time numeric processing.
Architect features for silicon debug and support post-silicon validation activities.
What we're looking for
8+ years of experience in ASIC or related field
Expertise in micro-architecture and RTL development (Verilog)
Profound understanding of the entire ASIC design flow
Background in digital systems, VLSI design, and computer architecture
Knowledge in numerics, confidential compute, dataflow architectures, and CPU subsystems
Strong collaboration and coordination skills with cross-functional teams
Market check
Salary context
Above market
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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
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