Senior Circuit Designer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$168,000–$264,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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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TL;DR · Senior Circuit Designer

As a Senior Circuit Designer within the Circuit Solutions Group, you will design custom circuit IP from architecture and schematic development through layout support and silicon validation. Your daily responsibilities involve simulating and optimizing circuit performance across process, voltage, temperature, variation, and post-layout effects while defining test plans for test chip IP. You will own post-silicon bringup and characterization of novel designs, debug silicon issues by correlating measurements with simulation, and develop automation for data analysis. The role requires expertise in transistor-level circuit design, digital or mixed-signal circuits, synthesis, and timing. You must possess skills in lab measurements, bench instrumentation, and statistical variation analysis. Required technical proficiencies include scripting and data analysis tools such as Python, Perl, or Tcl to solve complex hardware challenges involving voltage regulation, hardware security, or silicon monitor circuits.

What you'll do

  • Design custom circuit IP from architecture and schematic development through layout support and silicon validation.
  • Simulate and optimize circuit performance across process, voltage, temperature, variation, and post-layout effects.
  • Define test plans and measurement capabilities for test chip IP.
  • Lead the post-silicon bringup and characterization of novel circuit designs on test chips.
  • Debug silicon issues by correlating physical measurements with simulation data to drive design improvements.
  • Develop automation tools for simulation and data analysis using scripting languages like Python, Perl, or Tcl.

What we're looking for

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 5+ years of experience in transistor-level circuit design and validation.
  • Strong understanding of digital or mixed-signal circuit design, synthesis, and timing.
  • Hands-on experience with post-silicon bringup, lab measurements, and circuit debug.
  • Ability to analyze silicon data and communicate findings clearly across teams.
  • Proficiency with scripting or data analysis tools such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.
  • Experience bringing up and characterizing custom IP on test chips (preferred).
  • Experience with voltage regulation, hardware security, or silicon monitor circuits (preferred).

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