NVIDIA
Senior Mask Design Engineer - Hardware
$132K–$207K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 5, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 8+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- BSEE or equivalent experience.
About the job
Performs physical mask layout for mixed-signal circuit designs and integrates them into VLSI products.
What you'll do
- Create physical layouts for PLLs, high-speed SerDes, analog-to-digital converters, and ESD structures using submicron CMOS technologies and Cadence tools.
- Collaborate 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.
- Deep understanding of analog circuit layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies.
- Authority with Cadence custom circuit design tools; experience running and debugging verification tools such as Dracula, Hercules, Calibre, and Primeyield.
- Knowledge of DRC and LVS checking flows, ability to customize decks, and proficiency in scripting languages such as perl, python, or skill.
Pay
132,000 USD - 207,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Cadence, Dracula, Hercules, Calibre, Primeyield, perl, python, skill
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