Senior Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Mixed-Signal Design Engineer in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $136k-$219k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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We are looking for an Engineer to verify the design and implementation of the world’s leading SoC's and GPU's. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a multifaceted, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence!

We have crafted a team of extraordinary people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the high-speed Serdes platform for the future of computing. Join our dynamic team today!

What you'll be doing:

As a key member of our circuit verification team, you will verify the design and implementation of the industry's leading GPU
Be responsible for verification of the Mixed Signal CMOS circuit design, architecture, golden models using advanced verification methodologies
Understand sophisticated mixed-signal CMOS circuits design and implementation, define the verification scope, develop the verification infrastructure and verify the correctness of the design
You'll closely with multi-functional teams, circuit and logic design, verification, test engineering to accomplish tasks

What we need to see:

Bachelors Degree in EE, CS or CE (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of proven experience
Experience in deep sub-micron process design experience in CMOS Analog / Mixed Signal Circuit Design
Skilled using design and verification tools (Cadence's IC design environment, analog circuit simulation tools like HSpice, Finesim, XA)
Experience in crafting test bench environments for component and top level circuit verification
Expertise in System Verilog or similar HVL
Have strong debugging and analytical skills
Perl and C/C++ programming language experience desirable
Strong interpersonal skills and ability & desire to work as a great teammate are huge plus

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
136,000 USD – 218,500 USD for Level 3; and 168,000 USD – 264,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

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.

How we rate this

Senior Mixed-Signal Design Engineer at NVIDIA rates 16 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.

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