Senior ASIC Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior ASIC Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design and deliver high-performance, area- and power-efficient RTL for NVIDIA SoCs and GPUs. Work on architecture, micro-architecture, RTL design, synthesis, and logic/timing verification within cross-functional ASIC teams. This is a hybrid role based in Santa Clara collaborating with remote team members.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 5+ years of relevant ASIC/VLSI experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include RTL development, verification, and cross-team collaboration to meet performance, area, and power targets.

• Document, implement, and deliver fully verified RTL that meets design targets and specifications.
• Define architecture and micro-architecture; perform RTL design and synthesis.
• Perform logic and timing verification using CAD tools and process technologies.
• Participate in defining verification scope and developing verification infrastructure and testbenches.
• Use random stimulus, functional coverage, and assertion-based verification methodologies for unit and system-level verification.
• Collaborate and coordinate with multiple ASIC development teams, including remote members.
• Debug and optimize designs for performance, area, and power.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience.

• 5+ years of relevant, meaningful ASIC/VLSI engineering experience.
• Proven hardware engineering background with a focus on VLSI and computer architecture.
• Expertise in Verilog, SystemVerilog, or similar HDLs.
• Proficient in scripting (Perl, Python, or similar) for automation and verification tasks.
• Experience with logic synthesis and static timing analysis.
• Exposure to industry design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent simulators, debug tools such as Verdi, GDB).
• Experience building and using testbench environments and verification methodologies (random stimulus, functional coverage, assertions).
• Strong debugging, analytical, and interpersonal skills; ability to work with on-site and remote teams.
• Experience with embedded processors is a plus.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. (The posting states "A Bachelors or Masters Degree (or equivalent experience)").

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.