Physical Design STA CAD Engineer
NVIDIAJob Title
Physical Design STA CAD Engineer
Role Summary
Join the Networking Silicon engineering team to develop physical-design and signoff methodologies for high-speed communication SoCs. The role focuses on creating and maintaining STA, backend CAD, power integrity and timing-closure flows used across block and full-chip verification.
You will collaborate with block owners and chip-level teams to drive timing convergence, power/noise analysis, IR-drop/EM checks and back-end verification, and deliver automation and tool-based solutions for multiple projects.
Experience Level
Entry-level / Early Career — typically 2+ years of relevant full-time experience in physical design, STA or backend CAD domains.
Responsibilities
The core responsibilities are building and maintaining flows and methodologies to achieve timing and power signoff for networking chips.
- Develop physical design, STA, logic equivalence and power-integrity flows and methodologies for SoC implementation.
- Collaborate with block owners and full-chip STA engineers to ensure timely, high-quality timing closure.
- Design and implement tool flows and automation for timing analysis, closure, and signoff.
- Perform power and noise analysis, IR-drop and EM checks, and support back-end verification activities.
- Investigate and propose practical solutions for complex physical-design challenges.
- Work across multiple projects to standardize flows and improve turnaround time.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and professional traits for successful candidates.
- 2+ years of full-time relevant experience in physical design, backend CAD, STA and timing-closure methodologies.
- Proven practical knowledge of STA and timing-closure practices.
- Familiarity with industry signoff tools such as PrimeTime and PrimePower.
- Strong attention to detail, self-motivation, ownership, and good verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with global teams.
- Nice-to-have: experience with signoff tools (RedHawk), formal equivalence (Formality), and scripting (Tcl/Perl/Python).
Education Requirements
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred; equivalent practical experience is acceptable.
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.
