Senior VLSI Physical Design R&D Engineer (C++/Optimization)
NVIDIAJob Title
Senior VLSI Physical Design R&D Engineer (C++/Optimization)
Role Summary
Senior R&D software engineer working on VLSI physical design algorithms and optimization engines. The role focuses on inventing, implementing, and improving timing and physical optimization algorithms in C++ to support chip implementation teams.
Works within a research and development group collaborating with physical design engineers, tool teams, and product owners to deliver scalable, production-quality algorithms.
Experience Level
Senior — typically requires more than 6 years of relevant experience in VLSI physical design or EDA algorithm development.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include research, implementation, and delivery of physical-design optimization algorithms and tools.
- Design and implement new optimization engines and algorithms in C++ for physical design and timing optimization.
- Enhance and refactor existing algorithms for correctness, performance, and scalability.
- Profile, debug, and optimize code for runtime and memory on large designs.
- Collaborate with physical design teams to integrate algorithms into flows and validate results on silicon-representative workloads.
- Write tests, benchmarks, and documentation to ensure production readiness.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical design reviews.
Requirements
Key technical requirements and preferred skills.
- Must-have: 6+ years of experience in VLSI physical design algorithm development or equivalent EDA experience.
- Must-have: Strong, modern C++ development skills and experience with performance-sensitive code.
- Must-have: Solid understanding of timing optimization concepts and physical-design flows.
- Must-have: Experience with algorithm design, data structures, numerical optimization, and large-scale debug/profile workflows.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with multithreading/parallelism, Python or scripting for tooling, and familiarity with commercial or open-source EDA tools.
- Nice-to-have: Prior work on placement, routing, timing-driven optimizations, or related research publications or patents.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
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.
