Physical Design Methodology and Operations Engineer - New College Grad 2026
NVIDIAJob Title
Physical Design Methodology and Operations Engineer - New College Grad 2026
Role Summary
Join a small infrastructure team responsible for the platform that coordinates semiconductor design flows across global datacenters. The role focuses on operating and modernizing production services that support GPU/SoC tapeouts and the workflows used by chip designers.
Work covers service operations, tooling, web interfaces, observability, and data-driven improvements to design methodology.
Experience Level
Entry-level — new college graduate (Bachelor's or Master's) or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
Own and improve production systems that coordinate semiconductor design jobs and tooling.
- Design and support mechanisms for coordinating large-scale design tasks across multiple global datacenters.
- Own, debug, and improve production services spanning web browsers, containerized microservices, and bare-metal Linux hosts.
- Build web interfaces to configure, launch, and analyze EDA tools and design flows.
- Modernize legacy services by migrating and re-architecting backends, and improving reliability and observability.
- Mine and analyze large datasets of job-execution telemetry and tool quality-of-results to catch regressions and improve flows.
- Help invent next-generation semiconductor design methodology; optionally contribute directly to physical design.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills.
- Programming and scripting in one or more languages such as Python, Perl, C, or JavaScript.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and large-scale compute infrastructure.
- Experience with web technologies and web programming.
- Experience working on Linux systems.
Nice-to-have:
- Exposure to workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Argo, Luigi, or similar).
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Elasticsearch/Kibana or other telemetry/dashboarding tools.
- Familiarity with relational or NoSQL datastores (MSSQL, MySQL, SQLite, etc.).
- Exposure to static timing analysis or VLSI physical design.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Computer Systems Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. The role targets recent graduates; equivalent technical experience will be considered.
About the Company
Company: NVIDIA
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA
NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.
