NVIDIA

NVIDIA

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Senior ASIC Design Engineer

Posted Aug 5, 2026

Role at a glance

Salary
$168K – $310.5K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, California, United States
Work arrangement
On-site
Employment
Full-time
Experience
8+ years of experience delivering design/RTL for complex IPs from inception through tapeout.
Education
Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

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Role Summary

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The Senior ASIC Design Engineer joins NVIDIA’s design team to build and implement SoCs and GPUs, focusing on GPU memory system units such as caches, coherency, complex pipelines, arbiters, and interconnect networks. The role contributes to products spanning consumer graphics, self-driving cars, and artificial intelligence.

What You'll Do

  • Develop the micro-architecture and build implementation of GPU memory system units.
  • Architect features to meet area, performance, and power requirements.
  • Work with verification engineers to deliver a fully verified build.
  • Deliver synthesis- and timing-clean builds for routable and physically implementable designs.
  • Collaborate with architects, verification engineers, software engineers, and physical build engineers.

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Qualifications

Experience delivering design/RTL for complex IPs through tapeout; experience building arbiters, shared buffers, virtual channels, and interconnection routing policies/deadlock avoidance; proficiency in logic design, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog; understanding of computer architecture and ASIC flow; proficiency in AI workflows and/or autonomous agents for design methodologies; strong communication, debugging, and analytical skills.

Required

  • Experience delivering design/RTL for complex IPs from inception through tapeout
  • Experience building arbiters, shared buffers, virtual channels, and interconnection routing policies/deadlock avoidance
  • Logic design, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
  • Understanding of computer architecture
  • Understanding of ASIC flow including RTL, verification, logic synthesis, timing analysis, and ECO
  • Developing or using AI workflows and/or autonomous agents for design methodologies
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Good debugging and analytical skills

Original job description

Content provided by the employer

NVIDIA is looking for an outstanding Senior ASIC Design Engineer to build and implement leading SoCs and GPUs. This role offers a chance to create real impact in a dynamic, tech-driven company. The products range from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the fast-growing field of artificial intelligence. Our team consists of outstanding people worldwide, working to push the boundaries of what is possible today and define the future of computing.

What you’ll be doing:

  • As a key member of our design team, you will be responsible for the micro-architecture and build implementation of GPU memory systems units such as caches, coherency, complex pipelines, arbiters, or interconnect networks.

  • Micro-architect features to meet area, performance, and power requirements.

  • Deliver a fully verified build by working closely with verification engineers.

  • Deliver a synthesis/timing clean build to ensure a routable and physically implementable design.

  • Collaborate with architects, verification engineers, software engineers, and physical build engineers to accomplish your goals.

What we need to see:

  • Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

  • 8+ years of experience delivering design/RTL for complex IPs from inception through tapeout.  

  • Prior experience building arbiters, shared buffers, virtual channels, interconnection routing policies/deadlock avoidance,.

  • Highly proficient in logic design, Verilog, and/or System-Verilog, with a solid understanding of Computer Architecture.

  • A deep understanding of ASIC flow including RTL, verification, logic synthesis, timing analysis, ECO..

  • Proficiency in developing/using AI workflows and/or autonomous agents for design methodologies.

  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate across teams.

  • Good debugging and analytical skills.

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.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 14, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About the company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a leading technology company renowned for its graphics processing units (GPUs) and innovative computing solutions that enhance visual experiences across multiple platforms, including gaming, scientific research, and artificial intelligence. Founded in 1993, the company has expanded its offerings to include powerful AI frameworks and deep learning platforms, making significant contributions to industries such as gaming, data centers, automotive, and healthcare. NVIDIA's commitment to pushing the boundaries of visual computing continues to drive advancements in both hardware and software, positioning the company at the forefront of emerging technologies and digital transformation.