NVIDIA
Senior Physical Design Engineer
$168K–$310K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 4, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years with a BS, or 3+ years with an MS, in physical design.
- Education
- BS or equivalent experience, or MS or equivalent experience, in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
About the job
Drives physical design and timing from netlist to GDS, integrating analog I/O and macros and closing timing and physical-verification issues.
What you'll do
- Perform physical design, timing closure, RC extraction, crosstalk, IR-drop and EM analysis.
- Partner with mixed-signal and front-end teams on analog I/O and macros, and timing constraints.
- Run physical verification checks and debug violations through ECOs and formal verification.
What they ask for
- BS or equivalent experience in Electrical or Computer Engineering, with 6+ years of physical-design experience; or MS or equivalent experience with 3+ years.
- Experience with Synopsys or Cadence place-and-route, physical-design and timing tools.
- Ability to develop methodologies and automate flows.
Nice to have
- Scan insertion and DFT knowledge.
Pay
168,000 USD - 264,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
Synopsys, Cadence
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