NVIDIA
Senior Mask Design Engineer - Hardware
$132K–$236K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 27, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 7+ years industry experience in Mask and Layout Design.
- Education
- BSEE or equivalent experience.
About the job
Performs custom physical layout and verification of high-speed mixed-signal circuits for integration into VLSI products.
What you'll do
- Create physical layouts for mixed-signal functions, including PLLs, high-speed SerDes, ADCs, and ESD structures.
- Work with ASIC and mixed-signal engineers to customize designs for VLSI integration.
- Participate in floor planning, custom layout, and verification against design rules and schematics.
What they ask for
- BSEE or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 7+ years industry experience in Mask and Layout Design.
- Deep understanding of analog circuit layout in submicron CMOS technologies and proficiency with Cadence custom circuit design tools, particularly virtuoso.
- Experience with verification tools such as Dracula, Hercules, Calibre, and Primeyield; knowledge of DRC and LVS flows and ability to customize decks.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as perl, python, and skill.
- Teamwork, interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, and positive energy.
Pay
132,000 USD - 207,000 USD (base salary); 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD (base salary)
Tools
Cadence, virtuoso, Dracula, Hercules, Calibre, Primeyield, perl, python
AI focus
The job involves mask layout design for mixed-signal hardware; the posting states that NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes, not that the role performs AI work.
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