NVIDIA · 2 days ago
Physical Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$96K/yr - $184K/yrNVIDIA is a leading technology company that has pioneered various avenues of computing. They are looking for a Physical Design Engineer responsible for the physical design and implementation of Graphics processors and ASICs, involving CAD methodologies and design verification across multiple projects.
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Responsibilities
As a member of the team, you will participate in the efforts in establishing CAD and physical design methodologies (flow and tools development) as well as implementation
Your day to day will include developing chip floor plan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly and P&R, timing closure, power and noise analysis and back-end verification across multiple projects
This position requires you to work with EDA vendor (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor, etc.) tool suites such as: ICC2,PrimeTime, dc_shell, Innovus, SeaHawk
You will interact with a diverse team engineers
Qualification
Required
Completing an BSEE, MSEE or PhD (or equivalent experience)
Deep understanding of VLSI and Physical Design related basics & concepts
Possess a deep understanding of static timing analysis, clock/power distribution and analysis, RC extraction and correlation, place and route, circuit design and analysis
Experience in scripting and programming using several of the following languages/tools: Perl, C, C++, TCL, Scheme, Skill, or Make
Previous internship or project experience in physical design implementation
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Company
NVIDIA
NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
Founded in 1993
10001+ employees
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$4.09BKey Investors
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Founder and CEO
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Chief Technology Officer
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