NVIDIASenior SRAM Engineer, Circuit Design
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior SRAM Engineer, Circuit Design in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $168k-$265k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.
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- On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
- Some of the work can be done remotely, according to the posting.
- The posting mentions Cadence Virtuoso, Spice and Perl among its tools and skills.
- NVIDIA has 1,800+ other open roles on Level.
- Posted within the past week.
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Design and optimize custom SRAM circuits for next-generation AI processing chips at NVIDIA.
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 6 years of circuit design experience
- Experience with scripting languages - Perl, Python, Shell
- 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
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!
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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:168,000 USD – 264,500 USD for Level 4; and 196,000 USD – 310,500 USD for Level 5.
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.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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 SRAM Engineer, Circuit Design at NVIDIA rates 10 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.
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
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- Tell me about a project where circuit design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where sram was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where layout was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where static timing analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Cadence Virtuoso in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Circuit Design, Sram, Layout, Static Timing Analysis, and Cadence Virtuoso. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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