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NVIDIA

Senior Circuit Design Engineer

NVIDIA
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senior full-time 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310

First indexed 2 Oct 2026

Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Circuit Design Engineer to join its Circuit Solutions Group. You will design custom circuit IP and help bring novel designs to life on test chips, from simulation through post-silicon characterization and debug.

Responsibilities:

  • Design custom circuit IP from architecture and schematic development through layout support and silicon validation.
  • Simulate and optimize circuit performance across process, voltage, temperature, variation, and post-layout effects.
  • Define test plans and measurement capabilities for test chip IP.
  • Own post-silicon bringup and characterization of novel circuit designs on test chips.
  • Debug silicon issues, correlate measurements with simulation, and drive design improvements.
  • Collaborate with layout, verification, test, and product teams, and develop automation for simulation and data analysis.

Requirements:

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of experience in transistor-level circuit design and validation.
  • Strong understanding of digital, or mixed-signal circuit design, synthesis, and timing.
  • Hands-on experience with post-silicon bringup, lab measurements, and circuit debug.
  • Ability to analyze silicon data and communicate findings clearly across teams.
  • Proficiency with scripting or data analysis tools such as Python, Perl, or Tcl.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience bringing up and characterizing custom IP on test chips.
  • Experience with voltage regulation, hardware security, or silicon monitor circuits.
  • Familiarity with ATE testing, test modes, and bench instrumentation.
  • Experience with statistical variation analysis and silicon-to-simulation correlation.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Senior-Circuit-Designer_JR2026643