Senior Design Automation Engineer, Applied AI

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$196,000–$310,500 / yr
Posted
73 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $253k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $157,500–$235,187 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $253k versus about $196k for comparable roles.

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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 Design Automation Engineer, Applied AI

As a Senior Design Automation Engineer, Applied AI, you will join a cross-disciplinary team to lead end-to-end solution development for timing and constraint analysis workflows. You will architect and develop AI-driven solutions for static timing, constraints quality, and closure prediction by integrating heterogeneous data sources like timing reports and design metadata into structured knowledge bases. Your daily work involves building autonomous analysis agents that interact with tools such as PrimeTime, Nanotime, and Tempus to perform multi-corner optimization and constraint debugging. You will build interpretable pipelines using graph neural networks, large language models, and process-aware reasoning engines. Required skills include Python, PyTorch or TensorFlow, and agentic AI frameworks like LangGraph or LangChain. The role addresses the technical challenge of improving coverage and predictability in sign-off workflows through automated analysis and intelligent decision-making systems.

What you'll do

  • Architect and develop AI-driven solutions for static timing, constraints quality, and closure prediction.
  • Integrate heterogeneous data sources like timing reports and design metadata into structured knowledge bases and training pipelines.
  • Develop autonomous analysis agents to interact with timing tools for multi-corner optimization and constraint debugging.
  • Implement scalable orchestration across platforms to enable AI-in-loop decision-making for sign-off readiness.
  • Build interpretable AI pipelines using graph neural networks, large language models, and process-aware reasoning engines.
  • Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of AI models from data curation and training to production deployment and monitoring.
  • Validate models on live projects to improve coverage, predictability, and engineering productivity.

What we're looking for

  • BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of experience in AI/ML solution development for EDA, semiconductor, or complex data domains.
  • Strong background in VLSI/ASIC design with deep understanding of timing, constraints, STA, or sign-off workflows.
  • Proficiency in Python and PyTorch or TensorFlow frameworks.
  • Experience with graph or agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph, LangChain, Ray, or NetworkX.
  • Experience developing data pipelines, knowledge graphs, or process models for structured engineering data.
  • Working knowledge of timing tools like PrimeTime, Nanotime, or Tempus and scripting integration with EDA environments.
  • Experience with AI orchestration frameworks, prompt-based reasoning, and multi-agent automation is highly desirable.

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