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NVIDIA · 11 hours ago

Senior Custom CAD Engineer - For Custom Circuit Designers

positionHillsboro, OR
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$136K/yr - $218K/yr
date5+ years exp

NVIDIA is searching for a highly motivated CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technologies group. The role involves developing tools to improve productivity for custom circuit designers and requires a strong background in electrical engineering and programming skills in Perl, Python, and Cadence SKILL.

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Responsibilities

Develop and support component libraries for advanced process technologies. This will involve developing and maintaining technology files, symbols, gates and pcells, and supporting various netlisters
Install, configure and support foundry PDKs
Maintain the custom design environment used by custom schematic and mask designers
Write scripts using Perl, Python, and Cadence SKILL
Support and maintain CAD tools used by IC designers including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, HSPICE, ADE, various simulation tools and Verilog / System Verilog
Work with CAD tool vendors to evaluate new tools, solve bugs, improve usability, etc
Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringVLSI designPerlPythonCadence SKILLTclAnalog Design EnvironmentSupport for end-usersInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

B.S. (or equivalent experience) in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience or M.S. in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years' experience
A basic understanding of MOSFET device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design
Excellent programming skills
Experience with Perl, Cadence SKILL, Python, Tcl
Great communication skills
Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users

Preferred

Experience developing pcells in photonics processes
Familiarity with Analog Design Environment (ADE), including the ability to interact with designers to collect bugs and follow up with AEs on bug fixes
Experience with version control system, like Perforce
Familiarity with LSF or similar job scheduling systems for distributed computing

Benefits

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://www.nvidia.com

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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2024 (1355)
2023 (976)
2022 (835)
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2020 (529)

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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