Manager, Physical Design Circuit and Signoff Cad

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Yokneam, Israel

Manager for a CAD Sign-Off group at NVIDIA, focusing on CAD flow development, circuit studies, and design methodologies for advanced chip sign-off. The role involves leading a team, collaborating globally, and ensuring timely, high-quality sign-off convergence.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the tracking and execution of team activities spanning both internal CAD flow development and circuit-level studies and design methodologies.
  2. Lead and coordinate engineers working across CAD sign-off, circuit analysis, and design methodology domains.
  3. Drive collaboration with chip design teams, full-chip engineers, and other NVIDIA CAD and design groups globally, ensuring timely and high-quality sign-off convergence.
  4. Serve as a key interface between the team and other NVIDIA groups, aligning priorities, sharing methodologies, and driving cross-group initiatives.
  5. Identify risks and bottlenecks early, propose mitigation plans, and keep projects on track.

Skills

Required

  • B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ overall years of experience in engineering or software development.
  • Solid technical foundation in CAD, EDA, or circuit design environments.
  • 3+ years of experience in team management roles in CAD or Backend design domains.
  • Proven ability to track, manage, and complete complex engineering activities across multiple workstreams.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively both within a focused engineering team and in cross-group, cross-site collaborative settings.

Nice to have

  • Background in circuit design or analysis
  • Familiarity with sign-off domains such as STA, power integrity, IR-drop, or EM
  • Prior experience in a formal management or team lead role.
  • Experience conducting or reviewing circuit studies, feasibility analyses, or design methodology evaluations.
  • Familiarity with EDA tools such as PrimeTime, RedHawk, or similar sign-off platforms.
  • Track record of successful collaboration across multiple engineering teams or organizations.

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ overall years of experience in engineering or software development, with a solid technical foundation in CAD, EDA, or circuit design environments.
  • 3+ years of experience in team management roles in CAD or Backend design domains.
  • Proven ability to track, manage, and complete complex engineering activities across multiple workstreams.