NVIDIA

Technology

SeniorSoftwareR&DEngineer,VLSIPhysicalDesign

$168–265k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Software R&D Engineer, VLSI Physical Design at NVIDIA. Skills: VLSI Physical Design, Algorithm development, C++, Computational geometry. Implement, enhance, optimize, and deploy new tools. Create innovative algorithms for computational geometry”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve efficiency of design space exploration; Improve designer insight, debugging and visualization; Improve PPA

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Solving challenging problems; Complex optimization challenges

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BS, MS, PhD or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Strength in both CAD software and VLSI hardware design, 6+ years experience in software development with C++, Good understanding of computational geometry, placement, routing and graph theory, Familiarity with design implementation tools such as ICC2, Innovus, Expertise in algorithm development for physical design, analysis, and visualization, communication and interpersonal skills

Nice to Have

C++17/C++14 experience, such as lambdas and concurrency, Deep understanding of algorithm design principles such as computational geometry, placement etc., Experience in high performance software design including multithreading, distributed computing, efficient memory and I/O use, etc., Highly driven to craft outstanding software towards improving PPA with a dedication to continuous improvement, A tenacity for solving complex optimization challenges

What You'll Do.

Create innovative algorithms for computational geometry

Develop and implement new machine learning strategies

Improve designer insight

debugging and visualization

Develop solutions and work closely with design teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with design teams

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Interpersonal skills

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