Senior SRAM Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior SRAM Engineer in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $196k-$311k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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We are now looking for a Senior SRAM Engineer within our Full Custom Memory (FCM) team!

The FCM team designs specialized RAM implementations across NVIDIAs wide array of processing chips. Be it high speed, low power, multiport, we engage closely with processor architecture teams to build custom solutions across the entire NVIDIA silicon portfolio. Are you interested in designing circuits for the next generation of AI chips? Join a team of dedicated engineers developing the custom SRAM circuits that help power these chips.

What you'll be doing:

Design best-in-class SRAM circuits using state-of-the-art technology processes
Optimize circuits for performance, area, and power
Collaborate with mask designers to craft high quality and dense pitch-matched layout
Verify functionality, electrical integrity, and robustness
Improve/develop flows and methodologies to streamline design automation, data collection, and analysis to ensure working silicon

What we need to see:

BS/MS/PhD (or equivalent experience) in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Minimum 12 years of circuit design experience
Strong understanding of SRAM and memory design techniques and macro/block development

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Self-motivation, attention to detail, clear data analysis and presentation skills
Familiarity with industry tools such as Cadence Virtuoso for schematic and layout, SPICE simulators, waveform viewers
Background with developing and using various flows and methodologies, including: Static Timing Analysis, EM and IR analysis, Formal Functional Verification
Experience with scripting languages - Perl, Python, Shell, Verilog

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to solve, that only we can tackle, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human imagination and intelligence. Make the choice, join our diverse team today!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 196,000 USD – 310,500 USD.

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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How we rate this

Senior SRAM Engineer at NVIDIA rates 21 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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