NVIDIA
Technology
EDALicenseEngineer
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“EDA License Engineer at NVIDIA. Skills: License server operation, Linux administration, Infrastructure automation. Operate license servers. Manage license server lifecycle”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure license compliance; Ensure access control; Ensure export-restricted usage; Improve reliability; Improve observability; Improve scalability
Industry & Context.
Diagnose issues; Resolve issues; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
FlexLM / FLEXnet licensing, Linux system administration, Production infrastructure operation, Work independently, Collaborate across teams, Communicate clearly, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, 5+ years of experience
Nice to Have
Reprise License Manager familiarity, Automating operational workflows, License allocation methods, Support EDA toolchains, Security, export-control requirements, Ownership of infrastructure projects
What You'll Do.
Operate license servers
Manage license server lifecycle
Install license servers
Upgrade license servers
Renew license servers
Decommission license servers
Diagnose license issues
Resolve license issues
Partner with EDA tool owners
Partner with infrastructure teams
Partner with security collaborators
Ensure license compliance
Ensure access control
Ensure export-restricted usage
Improve license infrastructure reliability
Improve license infrastructure observability
Automate licensing workflows
Monitor license infrastructure
Analyze license usage trends
Improve licensing tooling
Improve operational scalability
Contribute documentation
Create operational runbooks
Create team guidelines
Serve as technical point of contact
Handle license incidents
Resolve blocking issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
EDA tool owners; Infrastructure teams; Security collaborators; World-class engineers
Communication Scope
Clear communication
Process & Methodology
Project ownership
Full Job Description
As an EDA License Engineer at NVIDIA, you will play a crucial role in managing and optimizing our engineering software licenses. This position offers an outstanding opportunity to collaborate with world-class engineers and contribute to groundbreaking innovations! **What you’ll be doing:** * Own the day-to-day operation and lifecycle management of FlexLM/FLEXnet EDA license servers in Linux environments, including installs, upgrades, renewals, rereads, and decommissioning. * Diagnose and resolve license availability, checkout, and performance issues using tools such as lmstat, debug logs, and operational telemetry. * Partner with EDA tool owners, infrastructure teams, and security collaborators to ensure license compliance, access control, and export-restricted usage policies. * Improve reliability and observability of license infrastructure through automation, monitoring, and data analysis of license usage and trends. * Lead or own small to medium-sized projects to improve licensing workflows, tooling, or operational scalability. * Contribute documentation, operational runbooks, and guidelines to support broader team knowledge sharing. * Serve as a technical point of contact for license-related incidents and blocking issues affecting engineering efficiency. **What we need to see:** * Strong hands-on experience with FlexLM / FLEXnet licensing, including server configuration, license files, daemons, and troubleshooting. Familiarity with Reprise License Manager is a plus. * Solid Linux system administration skills (RHEL/CentOS), including process management, logging, networking basics, and scripting. * Experience operating production infrastructure with high availability and reliability expectations. * Ability to work independently within broadly defined objectives and exercise sound technical judgment. * Demonstrated ability to collaborate across teams and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical collaborators. * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
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