Role at a glance
- Salary
- $152K – $287.5K/yr
- Location
- Santa Clara, California, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in a related field.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
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Role Summary
The EDA License Engineer manages NVIDIA’s engineering software license infrastructure and supports FlexLM/FLEXnet license operations in Linux environments. The role collaborates with EDA tool owners, infrastructure teams, and security collaborators to improve license reliability, observability, compliance, and engineering efficiency.
What You'll Do
- Manage the day-to-day operation and lifecycle of FlexLM/FLEXnet EDA license servers, including installs, upgrades, renewals, rereads,...
- Diagnose and resolve license availability, checkout, and performance issues using lmstat, debug logs, and operational telemetry.
- Partner with EDA tool owners, infrastructure teams, and security collaborators on license compliance, access control, and...
- Improve license infrastructure reliability and observability through automation, monitoring, and analysis of license usage and trends.
- Lead or own small to medium-sized projects focused on licensing workflows, tooling, or operational scalability.
- Serve as a technical point of contact for license-related incidents and blocking issues affecting engineering efficiency.
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View full postingQualifications
Strong hands-on experience with FlexLM / FLEXnet licensing; solid Linux system administration skills; experience operating production infrastructure with high availability and reliability expectations; ability to work independently and collaborate across teams.
Required
- FlexLM / FLEXnet licensing, including server configuration, license files, daemons, and troubleshooting
- Linux system administration skills in 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
- Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate clearly with technical and non-technical collaborators
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in a related field
Preferred
- Familiarity with Reprise License Manager
- Experience automating operational workflows using Python or shell, or infrastructure tooling such as Ansible
- Familiarity with options files, dedicated license pools, and License Scheduler
- Experience supporting Synopsys, Cadence, or Siemens EDA toolchains
- Exposure to security, export-control, or access-restriction requirements in shared compute environments
- Prior ownership of infrastructure projects that improved reliability, scalability, or operational efficiency
Original job description
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Original job description
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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, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in a related field.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Experience automating operational workflows using scripting (python or shell) or infrastructure tooling such as Ansible.
Familiarity with license allocation methods such as using options files, dedicated license pools, and batch scheduling allocation such as License Scheduler.
Experience supporting EDA toolchains (e.g., Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens) in large engineering environments.
Exposure to security, export-control, or access-restriction requirements in shared compute environments.
Prior ownership of infrastructure projects that improved reliability, scalability, or operational efficiency.
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You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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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.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.
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.