Circuit Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

NVIDIA is hiring a Circuit Design Engineer for Standard Cell and/or ROM. The role involves working on cutting-edge standard cell libraries and custom ROM modules, driving transistor-level circuit design, modeling, and performance analysis. Responsibilities include function/feasibility verification of new ROM designs, developing new simulations for design margin evaluations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for standard cell design improvements. Requires MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, strong background in deep submicron process issues, and experience with SPICE simulation, DRC/LVS debug, and various simulation types (EM/IR, aging, noise, variation). Proficiency in scripting languages like Perl, Tcl is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work on the cutting edge standard cell libraries and/or custom ROM (Read Only Memory) modules in deep submicron technologies.
  2. Drive the concepts of the transistor level standard cell circuit design, modeling and performance analysis process.
  3. Lead the function/feasibility verification of new ROM designs and the setup of new design flows.
  4. Provide creative new insights to support existing tools and flows and develop new simulations to perform design margin evaluations.
  5. Collaborate with cross function teams with regards to standard cell design improvement opportunities.

Skills

Required

  • MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • Deep understanding of the design and verification of standard cell libraries and/or custom ROMs
  • Hands-on experience running SPICE simulation
  • Experience with running EM/IR, aging, noise, margin, and high sigma variation simulations
  • Hands-on experience of DRC/LVS debug
  • Experience of designing flip flops, level shifters, math cells and/or custom ROMs, register files, SRAM

Nice to have

  • strong background in deep submicron process issues
  • capability to adapt to new simulation tools
  • Strong proficiency in scripting language, such as, Perl, Tcl, Make, and automation methods/algorithms a certain plus

What the JD emphasized

  • deep submicron process issues
  • design and verification of standard cell libraries and/or custom ROMs
  • running SPICE simulation
  • running EM/IR, aging, noise, margin, and high sigma variation simulations
  • DRC/LVS debug
  • designing flip flops, level shifters, math cells and/or custom ROMs, register files, SRAM