Circuit Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA +1 · Remote

NVIDIA is seeking a Circuit Design Engineer to join their team, focusing on improving netlist and timing quality for processor designs. The role involves developing innovative digital, semi-custom, and mixed-signal analog circuits, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and performing detailed transistor-level analysis. Responsibilities include creating prototypes, driving physical implementation, and potentially mentoring junior members. The position requires a Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, with familiarity in deep submicron processes, digital circuit design, analog/mixed-signal blocks, and simulation tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and participate in cutting edge Processor design in deep submicron technologies.
  2. Work as part of a global circuits team to design innovative circuits (digital, semi-custom and mixed-signal analog) for silicon correlation and hardware security.
  3. Collaborate and work closely with cross-functional teams to improve the performance, reliability and security of Nvidia’s next generation products by performing detailed transistor-level analysis on the design.
  4. Drive the design and physical implementation of digital and/or mixed-signal analog circuit IPs for current and voltage sensing, and common Security attacks detection and protection using custom and automated tools.
  5. Create prototypes of patentable ideas on test chips and drive them to be deployed across the entire line of products.

Skills

Required

  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
  • Good understanding of deep submicron process issues and digital circuit design techniques
  • Familiarity/experience with analog and mixed-signal block design such as op-amp, comparator, ADC etc.
  • Hands on experience running Spice simulations, EM/IR analysis, and static timing analysis/closure
  • Experience with spice simulation for noise analysis, loop stability analysis, ac/dc/transient analysis, monte-carlo, etc

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience in design and analysis of digital and mixed-signal analog current and voltage sensors is a plus
  • Exposure to security attacks and common detection circuits.
  • Experience with RTL, logic synthesis and verification, knowledge of Place and Route, and understanding of Design-for-test (DFT).
  • Strong experience in scripting language, such as, Perl, Tcl, Make and automation methods/algorithms.
  • Prior leadership experience.

What the JD emphasized

  • hard technical problems
  • deep submicron technologies
  • silicon correlation
  • hardware security
  • transistor-level analysis
  • custom and automated tools
  • patentable ideas
  • deep submicron process issues
  • digital circuit design techniques
  • analog and mixed-signal block design
  • Spice simulations
  • EM/IR analysis
  • static timing analysis/closure
  • noise analysis
  • loop stability analysis
  • ac/dc/transient analysis
  • monte-carlo