ASIC Physical Design Engineer, Netlisting - New College Grad 2026
About the role
What you'll be doing
- Drive physical design of high-frequency and low-power CPUs, GPUs, SoCs at block level, cluster level, and/or full chip level, with a focus on netlist-related aspects such as equivalence checking, asynchronous checking including clock domain crossing checks and MTBF analysis, logic synthesis, netlist quality checks, etc.
- Help in ECO generation and implementation.
What we need to see
- Master's or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- Shown knowledge in logic equivalence checking/Formal Verification required from RTL to tapeout with industry-standard tools.
- Understanding of hardware architecture and hands-on skills in RTL/logic design for timing closure.
- Experience in clock-domain-crossing checking, MTBF analysis, either with EDA tools (i.e., Synopsys or Cadence) or in-house tools.
- Background with logic synthesis at either block or full-chip level, at project execution and/or flow development.
- In-depth knowledge of industry standard EDA tools in related fields.
- Experience in programming and scripting languages, such as, Perl, TCL, Make, Python, etc.
Ways to stand out from the crowd
- Experience in logic synthesis and equivalence checking/FV. Familiarity with industry tools and flow.
- Strong hands-on debugging capability and problem-solving skills.
- Experience improving workflows and productivity through effective AI utilization is a plus.
NVIDIA is widely considered to be the leader of AI computing, and one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 116,000 USD - 189,750 USD for Level 2, and 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 17, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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