NVIDIA
Senior Mask Layout Design Engineer
$132K–$207K
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jan 22, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, CA, Remote - Experience
- At least 7+ years of hands-on layout design experience.
- Education
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
About the job
Performs physical mask layout for digital and mixed-signal circuits and verifies designs for integration into VLSI products.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with circuit designers and mask designers on high-speed mixed-signal designs.
- Create floor plans and custom layouts, and verify against design rules and schematics using Cadence tools.
- Handle fill, post-processing, DRC mitigation, and foundry interactions; mentor junior mask designers and support team processes.
What they ask for
- BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
- At least 7+ years of hands-on layout design experience.
- Deep understanding of analog circuit layout in submicron CMOS technologies and validated experience with Cadence custom circuit design tools, particularly Virtuoso.
- Experience running and debugging DRC and LVS with verification tools such as Dracula, Hercules, or Calibre; leadership experience mentoring junior mask designers and implementing team processes.
Nice to have
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as perl, python, or skill.
- Knowledge of layout automation.
Pay
132,000 USD - 207,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Cadence, virtuoso, Dracula, Hercules, Calibre, perl, python, skill
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