Senior Processor Physical Design Engineer

NVIDIA

Senior Processor Physical Design Engineer at NVIDIA driving physical design for innovative GPUs, CPUs, and LPUs. Engaging with cross-functional teams to enhance timing closure strategies and area optimization.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSanta Clara • California, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,000 - $218,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive Physical Design Implementation for Nvidia’s GPUs, CPUs, and LPUs at block level, cluster level, and full chip level.
Lead Timing closure and PPA convergence of complex IPs by analyzing RTL/Design, evaluating critical datapaths, and developing and implementing innovative solutions to improve QoR and adopting AI/Automation.
Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams to synthesize and optimize designs, devise timing closure strategies, create timing constraints, and drive timing, area, and power convergence

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS (or equivalent experience) in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years experience or MS (or equivalent experience) with 2+ years’ experience in Synthesis and Timing
Hands on experience in building Synthesis recipe for best QOR with good correlation to P&R
Hands-on experience in full-chip/sub-chip Static Timing Analysis (STA) and timing convergence, timing constraints generation and management.
Expertise in analysis and timing closure through ECOs including crosstalk and noise analysis
Expertise in physical design and optimization e.g., placement, routing, logic restructuring, etc. to improve timing and power.
Expertise and in-depth knowledge of industry standard STA and timing convergence tools.
Knowledge of deep sub-micron process nodes and hands-on experience in modeling and converging timing in these nodes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance
retirement plans
paid time off
flexible work arrangements
professional development
bonuses
stock options
equipment allowances
wellness programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

Physical Design ImplementationTiming ClosurePPA ConvergenceRTL AnalysisStatic Timing AnalysisTiming Constraints GenerationECOsPlacementRoutingLogic Restructuring

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem SolvingInnovation