Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer
Role Summary
Design and optimize floorplans for high-performance SoCs and GPUs, collaborating with architects, physical design leads, and package teams. The role focuses on early chip development to influence area, interconnect, timing, and routing outcomes.
This position contributes to NVIDIA's hardware platform by improving area efficiency, timing closure, and physical implementation flow and tooling.
Experience Level
Senior — 12+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include early-stage floorplan development, cross-team reviews, and tooling to improve chip area and execution speed:
- Develop and optimize floorplans during early chip design in coordination with architects and design leads.
- Drive area review processes and identify opportunities for area, interconnect, and floorplan improvements.
- Collaborate with physical and ASIC design teams to resolve timing and routing congestion issues through early design decisions.
- Build and enhance tools and infrastructure to optimize chip area and engineering turnaround time.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- Deep hardware engineering background with concentration in VLSI and/or computer architecture.
- Experience with Verilog, SystemVerilog, or similar hardware verification languages.
- Practical experience with CAD and physical design methodologies, including flow and tool development.
- Knowledge of chip floorplan, power and clock distribution, packaging, place & route, and timing closure.
- Proficiency in scripting and programming: Python, Perl, and C/C++.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
- Nice-to-have: Proven experience driving development of large-scale ASIC floorplans.
Education Requirements
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical 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.
