Senior Physical Design Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
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Salary: $168,000–$264,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today

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How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $216k

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This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $168,200–$216,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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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 1371 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Physical Design Engineer

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As a Senior Physical Design Engineer, you will join the team responsible for all aspects of physical design and implementation for GPUs and other ASICs targeted at desktop, laptop, workstation, and mobile markets. You will participate in establishing physical design methodologies, flow automation, chip floorplan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly, and P&R while ensuring timing closure. Your daily work involves crafting designs for static timing analysis, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification. The role requires expertise in 5nm, 4nm, and 3nm technology nodes, along with experience in RC extraction and tapeout solutions. You will utilize CAD tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor Graphics while potentially using Python, Perl, Tcl, and Make scripting. You must possess a deep understanding of custom macro blocks including RAMs, CAMs, high-speed IO drivers, and PLLs.

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