NVIDIA · 2 days ago
Senior Digital Design Engineer - High-Speed I/O and Photonics
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$136K/yr - $213K/yr
5+ years expNVIDIA is a leading technology company known for its innovations in GPU and AI systems. The Senior Digital Design Engineer will work on high-speed digital designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop and optimize innovative PHY designs for advanced networking technologies.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer ElectronicsGPUHardwareSoftwareVirtual Reality
Responsibilities
While engaged in frontend development, your responsibilities will include working on a wide range of high-speed, powerful DSPs, silicon photonics IPs, and chips
You will participate in chip-level features, programming model and application interface definitions
You will collaborate closely with analog designers and system architects to develop micro-architecture specifications, calibration and adaptation algorithms, which then will be translated into RTL and firmware designs
For backend design, you will define, build synthesis constraints and drive timing closure
Evaluating PPA trade-offs based on synthesis and P&R feedbacks is a critical step toward the most optimized product
For post-silicon, you will actively participate in silicon bring-up, build testing scripts for debugging, characterization, performance tuning, and production
You will also work with cross-functional teams to ensure successful production
Qualification
Required
B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in high-speed digital design, proficient with front-end design flow and tools
Deep understanding of Verilog or System Verilog, logic design concepts, and typical structures
Good understanding of design for test, timing constraints, and static timing analysis
Experience with industry verification methodologies, such as UVM
Preferred
Knowledge of optical transceiver devices and integrated components such as modulators, detectors, and TIAs
Experience with SerDes architecture and building blocks such as CDR, DFE, CTLE, TXFIR
Experience with digital assist analog designs, such as calibrations
Familiarity with mixed-signal circuit design concepts and experience in behavior modeling of mixed-signal circuits
Knowledge of physical layer and communication protocols, such as Ethernet, InfiniBand, PCIe, and USB
Understanding of on-chip microcontrollers and standard peripherals, with exposure to hardware and firmware co-design
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