Nvidia CAD Engineer 

United States, California 

191750580

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.

• We use a variety of standard off-the-shelf EDA tools at NVIDIA. You would be responsible for supporting and maintaining CAD tools used by IC designers including Virtuoso, IC-Manage, DRC/LVS verification tools, extractions, 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, Cadence SKILL, and C++.

What we need to see:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience); MS preferred

• 2 plus year of work experience

• A basic understanding of mosfet device behavior, CMOS layout, and VLSI design.

• Excellent programming skills; experience with perl, Cadence SKILL, C++, tcl.

• Great interpersonal skills

• Passionate about providing excellent support for end-users.