# Senior Implementation Methodology Engineer

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Location**: Santa Clara, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Implementation Methodology Engineer for its VLSI team. The role involves leading synthesis methodology development in the RTL2GDS pipeline and supporting advanced-node chip development.

The engineer will own and continuously improve the end-to-end RTL2GDS implementation methodology, covering synthesis, place & route, CTS, and equivalence checking for advanced-node CPU builds.

Key responsibilities:

- Evaluate new EDA tools and process node capabilities, delivering adoption recommendations

- Serve as a technical liaison between internal teams and EDA vendors like Synopsys and Cadence

- Define and enforce implementation methodology standards across development teams

- Build and complete experiments to compare flows, engine settings, and optimization strategies

- Drive aggressive PPA targets throughout the full implementation cycle

- Architect and build automation frameworks to reduce manual engineering effort

- Identify and eliminate systemic efficiency bottlenecks across the implementation flow

- Partner with various teams to surface PPA opportunities early

Requirements:

- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

- 6+ years of hands-on experience in ASIC implementation methodology and EDA tool/flow development

- Deep expertise in the complete RTL2GDS flow

- Proficiency with EDA tools from Synopsys and/or Cadence

- Strong scripting skills in Python, TCL, Perl, and/or Make

- Demonstrated ability to drive complex technical initiatives

- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package.

## Skills

### Required
- ASIC implementation methodology
- EDA tool/flow development
- RTL2GDS flow
- Synthesis
- Place & route
- CTS
- Equivalence checking
- Python
- TCL
- Perl
- Make

### Nice to have
- AI/ML
- GenAI techniques
- Physical build
- QoR analysis
- Flow automation
- Design space exploration

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