# Senior Physical Design Engineer

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/96bbc1d7-7460-499d-8f10-897bd4b8ec59

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Westford, MA
- Salary: 136000 – 264500 USD per year

## Summary

NVIDIA is seeking experienced physical design engineers to lead the design and implementation of networking silicon chips, from RTL through production tape-out. This role suits engineers with deep expertise in advanced node physical design who can drive complex chip development workflows and mentor a team through the full design cycle.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

Make (Integromat), Perl, Python, Star Schema, Tcl

## Required

- BSEE or MSEE degree, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in VLSI physical design on 5nm, 4nm, and 3nm process nodes
- Track record of delivering designs to production
- Expert-level proficiency with Synopsys tools (ICC2, DC, PT, STAR, ICV) and Cadence tools (Genus, Innovus, Tempus)
- Experience with timing closure, clock and power distribution, place and route, and tapeout
- Strong analytical and debugging skills

## Nice to have

- Experience assisting in design flow development and debugging
- Application of ML/AI solutions to design challenges
- Proficiency with Python, Perl, Tcl, or Make scripting

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-MA-Westford/Senior-Physical-Design-Engineer_JR2012396