NVIDIA · 2 days ago
Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer, Innovus Flows
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $310K/yr
7+ years expNVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovation in GPUs and AI. The Senior Physical Design Methodology Engineer will focus on developing methodologies for GPU, CPU, and SOC implementation, with a strong emphasis on power, performance, and area optimization.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer ElectronicsGPUHardwareSoftwareVirtual Reality
Responsibilities
Developing innovative physical design methodologies for implementation of GPU, CPU and SOCs, with emphasis on PPA (Power, Performance, Area) and runtime improvement of the physical design flow on advanced technology nodes
Develop flows for advanced place and route methods, floorplanning and chip assembly, power and clock distribution, power and area optimization, timing, IR and EM analysis and closure
Work with internal and external partners to drive tool and methodology improvements to deliver best-in-class PPA solutions across all our product lines
Qualification
Required
MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Minimum 7 years' experience in Physical Design Engineering
Proven track record of PPA improvement on high performance and low power designs in advanced technology nodes
Strong understanding of physical design optimization and routing methodologies at place, cts, route and postroute, especially power and area efficient setup and hold optimization
Solid background in advanced Clock tree synthesis methods and techniques
Strong background in STA, extraction, timing and RC correlation
Good understanding of design rules in advanced nodes and their impact on DRC closure and PPA optimization
Understanding of power intent files such as UPF, and use of FSDB/SAIFs for power optimization
Understanding of hierarchical design, pinning and budgeting flows
Experience with power distribution networks, Design for Yield and Manufacturability, EM and IR closure and thermal management
Expertise and in-depth knowledge of industry standard EDA tools
Proficiency in programming and scripting languages, such as TCL, Perl, Python, and C++
Preferred
Experience and understanding of AI/ML methods in physical design optimization is preferred
Expertise and in-depth knowledge of industry standard EDA tools, with proficiency in Innovus based flows preferred
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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
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