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VLSI Physical Design Engineer - New College Grad 2025

NVIDIA

On-site 🏒 01 May
R&D, Innovation
Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI β€” the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a β€œlearning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities which are hard to solve, that only we can pursue, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human inventiveness and intelligence.

NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding VLSI Physical Design Engineer who is dedicated to collaborating closely with our teams in the USA, Israel, and India. As a valued member of our team, you will contribute to the development of our networking product line, from concept to tapeout. If you are hardworking and thrive on challenges, join us and make a significant impact!

What you'll be doing:

  • Run integration flows to build RTL, run connectivity checks, and assemble logical units.

  • Collaborate with front-end teams to resolve connectivity issues and implement design fixes to ensure physically-viable RTL netlists are delivered to downstream physical design flows.

  • Run synthesis workflows and optimize for area, power, and timing.

  • Run physical design flow from netlist to GDS, perform STA, physical verification (LVS/DRC)

  • Perform netlist checks and formal equivalence validation.

  • Enhance tool automation, streamline workflows, and document best practices.

What we need to see:

  • Completing BSEE / MSEE or equivalent experience.

  • Able to assist in design flow development and debugging.

  • Experience using P&R, Timing analysis, Physical Verification and IR Drop Analysis CAD tools from Synopsys (ICC2/DC/PT/STAR/ICV), Cadence (Genus/Innovus/Tempus) and other major EDA companies.

  • Proven knowledge of analytical and debugging skills.

  • Experience using Python, Perl, Tcl, Make scripting is desired.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be the leader of AI computing, and one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

The base salary range is 96,000 USD - 184,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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