# Software Engineer, CAD Automation

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Location**: Santa Clara
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

We are seeking a Software/CAD Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be building solutions to boost productivity and efficiency of our custom circuit designs. You will engage with multi-functional teams to ensure the robustness of the designs that will have a direct impact across all product lines.

Key responsibilities include:

- Working within a multi-functional team on various projects involving pre-silicon and post-silicon hardware design and related data

- Supporting circuit design engineers to automate typical design tasks and improve efficiency

- Building flows and methodology around vendor EDA tool and design collaterals to streamline design and verification workflows

- Working closely with design engineers to support the existing development infrastructure, identify possible improvements and solutions

- Employing good software engineering practices to develop complex and scalable systems

Requirements include:

- MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience; PhD preferred

- 3+ years of experience in VLSI CAD flows and methodology

- Prior experience and background in VLSI is required

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

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

Preferred qualifications include:

- Experience with design collaterals such as .v, .gv, .lib, gds, etc...

- Enjoy working with multiple levels and teams across organizations

- Effective interpersonal and technical presentation skills

- Self-starter with passion for growth, real enthusiasm for continuous learning and sharing findings across the team

## Skills

### Required
- VLSI CAD flows and methodology
- C++
- Tcl
- Python
- Makefile
- EDA tool
- design collaterals

### Nice to have
- experience with design collaterals
- interpersonal and technical presentation skills
- self-starter with passion for growth

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