NVIDIA
Senior VLSI Methodology Engineer
$136K–$264K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of Library, Physical Design, and/or CAD methodology experience; 2+ years in library modeling/validation, quality systems, or physical design automation is listed as a way to stand out.
- Education
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience)
About the job
Designs automation infrastructure and quality systems for library modeling, validation, and release in NVIDIA’s physical-design flows.
What you'll do
- Build scalable library quality-checking systems, including validation pipelines and dashboards.
- Develop automated library analysis, validation, and quality-control flows using scripting and EDA tools.
- Collaborate with design teams to integrate quality systems, improve cell-design methodologies, and define library modeling and data-integrity guidelines.
What they ask for
- M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Hands-on development with industry-standard EDA tools, including scripting, customization, or tool integration.
- Advanced Python, C++, or Perl skills, with workflow automation and data-pipeline development experience.
Nice to have
- Understanding of library models in chip-design flows; experience in library modeling/validation, quality systems, or physical-design automation.
- Applied AI/ML/LLM experience enhancing EDA tools, automation, or design methodologies; experience with contextual model calibration or quality dashboards.
Pay
136,000 USD - 218,500 USD base salary (Level 3); 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD base salary (Level 4)
Tools
Innovus, Fusion Compiler, Crosscheck, Virtuoso, Python, C++, Perl
AI focus
Preferred experience applying AI/ML/LLMs to enhance EDA tools, automation, or design methodologies. NVIDIA also states it uses AI tools in recruiting processes.
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