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NVIDIA · 5 months ago

Senior CPU Design Engineer

NVIDIA is seeking best-in-class CPU Design Engineers to design the world’s leading CPUs. The role involves driving the micro-architecture definition, implementing designs in RTL, and collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure high-performance, low power CPUs are developed.

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Responsibilities

Drive the micro-architecture definition, feasibility studies and documentation of CPU sub-systems
Implement in RTL and coordinate execution with the verification team to ensure that the design is functional
Exercise logic design skills to optimize and meet performance, timing and power targets
Deliver a synthesis/timing clean design while working with the physical design team ensuring a routable and physically implementable design
Support hardware engineering activities including chip floor plan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly, timing closure, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification
Develop flows and tools as necessary in support of design activities

Qualification

Micro-architecture designRTL developmentVerilog/SystemVerilogDigital Systems designLogic designScripting languagesCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

BS or MS in electrical engineering or computer engineering (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of proven experience in micro-architecture and RTL development of complex, high speed designs, ideally in CPU subsystems
Exposure to Computer Architecture and Digital Systems design
Highly proficient in logic design, Verilog and/or SystemVerilog, with a deep understanding of physical design and VLSI
Strengths in scripting languages such as Perl, Python
Good communication and interpersonal skills

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Company

NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.

H1B Sponsorship

NVIDIA has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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