Physical Design Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Physical Design Engineer. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

Level's read on this job

Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Icc2, Dc and Pt.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Perform physical design and timing closure for advanced NVIDIA GPU and mobile chips.

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We are now looking for VLSI Physical Design Engineers in Hsinchu office, Taiwan. We utilize latest process technology, advanced EDA tools, and sophisticated design methodology. We always work on the most challenging designs, and push for performance limit.

What you’ll be doing:

A role in physical design for NVIDIA GPU and Mobile chips.
Participate in various aspects of physical design, including full chip floorplanning, power/clock distribution, timing optimization, place & route, timing closure, power/signal integrity analysis, and physical verification.
Troubleshoot a wide variety of design and flow complicated issues, and apply proactive intervention.
Collaborate with RTL, DFT and Circuit designers to ensure high quality of design implementation.

What we need to see:

BS in Engineering or Science or equivalent experience
Power user of EDA tools from Synopsys (ICC2/DC/PT/STAR-RC), Cadence (EDI/Innovus/Voltus) or Ansys (Redhawk)
Experience in Clock/Power Distribution, P&R, Timing closure, RC Extraction, and verification on advanced technology nodes
2+ years of experience in above areas

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

MS in Engineering or Science
Knowledge in FinFET technology, circuit design, and package design
Experience in physical verification tools from Synopsys (ICV) or Mentor (Calibre)
Proficiency in Perl, Python, TCL and Makefile scripts

How we rate this

Physical Design Engineer at NVIDIA rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Physical Design Engineer is an open job at NVIDIA.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The role is based in Taiwan, Hsinchu.
The job was posted on July 1, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by NVIDIA. Apply on NVIDIA

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where physical design was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where vlsi was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where timing closure was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where floorplanning was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Icc2 in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Physical Design, Vlsi, Timing Closure, Floorplanning, and Icc2. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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