NVIDIA
Senior DTCO Engineer, CPU Physical Design
$136K–$264K
US, CA, Santa Clara +3 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 11, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, TX, Austin
US, OR, Hillsboro
US, NC, Durham - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Evaluates advanced foundry technologies and physical-design implementations to guide technology choices and optimize next-generation CPU microarchitecture.
What you'll do
- Evaluate process technologies and use synthesis, place-and-route, and static timing analysis to assess power, performance, and area.
- Coordinate with foundry, IP, and hardware design teams during early technology development; use pathfinding blocks to identify bottlenecks and project scaling.
- Evaluate competitive products and benchmarks to understand technology and design trade-offs.
What they ask for
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong background in advanced-node silicon design and physical-design methodology.
- Ability to analyze physical implementation constraints and develop technology solutions to improve PPA.
- Proficiency with Python, Tcl, Perl, or similar scripting languages, as well as AI tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with DTCO or technology pathfinding for high-performance CPUs, GPUs, or AI accelerators.
- Expertise in circuit or physical-design optimization, clocking, memory, or timing closure; experience translating test-chip or silicon data into product improvements.
Pay
136,000 USD - 218,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
Python, Tcl, Perl
AI focus
The role uses AI tools as part of its scripting proficiency requirements. NVIDIA also uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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