NVIDIA
Senior Mask Design Engineer – Hardware
$136K–$259K
US, CA, Santa Clara +5 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, NV, Remote
US, OR, Remote
US, AZ, Remote
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US, CA, Remote - Experience
- Minimum of 5+ years of proven experience in Mask and Layout Design.
- Education
- B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
About the job
Designs and verifies silicon interposer layouts for NVIDIA product packages, working with cross-functional teams to meet design, cost, manufacturing, and schedule goals.
What you'll do
- Perform physical silicon interposer layout using Cadence tools and verify layouts against design rules and netlists.
- Conduct feasibility studies and evaluate package design goals for size, cost, and system performance.
- Collaborate with technical and design teams to resolve issues and propose layout trade-offs.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- Minimum of 5+ years of proven experience in Mask and Layout Design.
- Deep understanding of layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies and proficiency with Cadence layout tools, particularly Virtuoso.
- Experience with verification tools; proficiency in scripting languages; knowledge of DRC and LVS checking flows and ability to customize decks.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Integrity auto-routing.
- Knowledge of APD package layout tool; understanding of packaging technology is useful.
Pay
136,000 USD - 212,750 USD (base salary, Level 3); 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
Cadence, Virtuoso, Integrity, Calibre, ICV, Thunder, Perl, Python
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; no AI-related job duties are stated.
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