# AI-Driven Software Engineer for Circuit Design

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 116,000 USD - 184,000 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 230,000 USD for Level 3
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Join NVIDIA's Circuit Solutions Group as an AI-Driven Software Engineer for Circuit Design. You'll work on AI-driven software systems combining automation algorithms, DL models, and agentic workflows to accelerate end-to-end design automation.

**Responsibilities:**

- Work on projects involving pre-silicon and post-silicon custom circuit design and related data, circuit/layout optimization, and Spice correlation.

- Research and implement frontier solutions in electronic design automation.

- Build and innovate agentic AI solutions for VLSI design problems.

- Analyze problems or datasets, raise and validate hypotheses, design and build models and algorithms until they reach the desired QOR.

**Requirements:**

- MS or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering degree (or equivalent experience).

- Experience in Combinatorial Optimization, Agentic AI, large language models, and Machine Learning for Chip Design & EDA.

- Background in Algorithms/Data Structures.

- Experience in Applied Math/Machine Learning/Software programming with proficiency in Python, C++.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Prior background in large-scale EDA software development.

- Experience in CMOS layout drawing, including schematic-to-layout translation and DRC/LVS compliance.

- Effective verbal/written communication and technical presentation skills.

**Compensation:** Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 116,000 USD - 184,000 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 230,000 USD for Level 3. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

## Skills

### Required
- Combinatorial Optimization
- Agentic AI
- large language models
- Machine Learning for Chip Design & EDA
- Algorithms/Data Structures
- Applied Math
- Machine Learning
- Software programming
- Python
- C++

### Nice to have
- large-scale EDA software development
- CMOS layout drawing
- schematic-to-layout translation
- DRC/LVS compliance
- verbal/written communication
- technical presentation skills

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