Senior Calibre CAD Engineer

NVIDIA is searching for a motivated CAD Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Group. You will support installation of foundry techfiles, provide expert support to designers in debugging tools, techfiles, and design errors, and develop flows and scripts to improve productivity of custom circuit designers worldwide. A successful candidate will have a solid EE or CS background with an understanding of circuits, layouts, and VLSI design. We are looking for someone who enjoys working on groundbreaking process technologies. What you'll be doing: Install, configure, and support foundry techfiles. Perform expert debug of design errors to direct expeditious resolution: explaining user errors to designers; explaining techfile errors to the foundry support team; and explaining tool errors to EDA partners. Custom edit foundry techfiles to define and implement NVIDIA design methodologies. Support and maintain CAD tools used by IC designers, including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS verification tools, extraction and spice simulation tools. Work with CAD tool vendors to identify and resolve bugs, improve tool usability, and evaluate new tools and features. Develop infrastructure to support design work in new process technologies. Write scripts using Perl and Cadence SKILL. What we need to see: B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience); M.S. preferred. 5+ years of work experience. Basic understanding of MOSFET device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design. Excellent programming skills; experience with Perl and Cadence SKILL. Expertise in Calibre to support, enhance, and debug foundry DRC and Antenna techfiles. Implement NVIDIA-specific DFM, DRC rules using Calibre's SVRF. Add NVIDIA-specific voltage dependent modification/rules using Calibre's SVRF. Analyze Calibre runs and determine long poles in the runs. Great interpersonal skills. Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD for Level3, and 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD for Level4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr NVIDIA Gruppe