# Software/CAD Tool Engineer

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Software/CAD Tool Engineer to join its Circuits Solutions Group. The successful candidate will build solutions to boost productivity and efficiency of custom circuit designs, working with multi-functional teams to ensure design robustness.

**Responsibilities:**

- Work on various projects involving pre-silicon and post-silicon hardware design and related data

- Support projects with applications ranging from silicon data analysis to timing analysis

- Develop leading-edge EDA/CAD tools for chip development using good software engineering practices

- Collaborate with backend engineers to support existing development infrastructure and identify improvements

- Be responsible for the full life-cycle of tool development, including data storage design, UI design, testing, development, deployment, and maintenance

- Work with team members and other DA teams to bring state-of-the-art software solutions and practices to the team

**Requirements:**

- B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience

- 3+ years of relevant experience

- Good programming skills in multiple languages (C++, Tcl, Python, or other scripting languages)

- Prior experience with tool development, including GUI, database management, testing, and deployment

- Familiarity with different AI models for code development and code reviews

- Familiarity with using MCP, agent skills, agent orchestrations, spec-driven development

- Excellent interpersonal skills, quick learner, proactive, innovative, highly motivated, and committed

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary (base salary range: 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4)

- Equity and benefits package

- Comprehensive benefits package (see www.nvidiabenefits.com)

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- Tcl
- Python
- software engineering
- EDA/CAD tools
- GUI
- database management
- testing
- deployment
- AI models

### Nice to have
- knowledge of EDA tools like ICC2, Design Compiler, PrimeTime, and Innovus
- previous work with VLSI, ASIC, EDA, Silicon data

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