Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer

Nvidia

Actively hiring
Santa Clara, CA · Austin, TX Posted 11 days ago $196,000$310,500 / year

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TL;DR

NVIDIA seeks a Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer to join its elite team of global innovators, focusing on developing cutting-edge SoCs and GPUs for applications ranging from consumer graphics to autonomous vehicles and AI. In this role, you will collaborate with architects, design leads, and physical design teams to optimize floorplans during early chip development, drive area review processes, and address timing and routing challenges by influencing early design decisions. You will also build tools and enhance existing infrastructure to improve chip efficiency and execution speed. Ideal candidates possess a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields, along with 12+ years of experience in VLSI and computer architecture, expertise in Verilog/SystemVerilog, CAD methodologies, and Python, Perl, and C/C++ programming languages. Experience in large-scale ASIC floorplan development is highly valued.

Skills

Verilog SystemVerilog Python Perl C++ CAD VLSI ComputerArchitecture ChipFloorplan PowerClockDistribution Packaging P&R TimingClosure

What you'll do

  • Develop and optimize floorplans for SoCs and GPUs during early chip development.
  • Drive area review processes to identify improvements in interconnect and floorplan design.
  • Solve timing and routing congestion issues by influencing early design decisions.
  • Build tools and enhance infrastructure to optimize chip area and speed execution.
  • Collaborate with architects, design leads, and physical design teams for optimization.

What we're looking for

  • Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 12+ years of experience in VLSI and/or computer architecture.
  • Expertise in Verilog, System Verilog, and other hardware verification languages.
  • Proficiency in CAD methodologies, chip floorplanning, power/clock distribution.
  • Experience with physical design tools and processes (P&R, timing closure).
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
  • Knowledge of Python, Perl, and C/C++ programming languages.

Employer

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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