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It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology-and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.\nWe are looking for a creative and passionate Senior Software R&D Engineer specializing in VLSI Physical Design. This role focuses on algorithms for placement, global routing, floorplanning, and optimizing physical design. You'll work on everything from computational geometry and placement to graph optimization and visualization. The software and tools you create will directly impact our ability to deliver next-generation architecture to the market. You'll be responsible for the logic that determines the physical layout, speed, and efficiency of the world's most advanced AI chips. Your algorithms won't just operate on hardware; they'll define it. If you enjoy solving challenging problems and seeing your work come to life in the fastest AI hardware, this is the perfect role for you!\nWhat You’ll Be Doing:\nImplement, enhance, optimize, and deploy new tools for chip level placement, reshaping and route optimization.\n\nCreate innovative algorithms for computational geometry, placement, fast routing etc. to efficiently arrange the blocks in a chip.\n\nDevelop and implement new machine learning strategies to improve efficiency of design space exploration.\n\nImprove designer insight, debugging and visualization by extending GUIs built.\n\nWhile we do write a lot of C++ code, our role goes beyond typical CAD or EDA positions. This team is responsible for the entire process, from finding and creating new optimization opportunities to developing solutions and working closely with design teams to make them happen.\n\nWhat We Need To See:\nBS, MS, PhD or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science\n\nStrength in both CAD software and VLSI hardware design\n\n6+ years experience in software development with C++\n\nGood understanding of computational geometry, placement, routing and graph theory\n\nFamiliarity with design implementation tools such as ICC2, Innovus\n\nExpertise in algorithm development for physical design, analysis, and visualization\n\nStrong communication and interpersonal skills\n\nWays To Stand Out From The Crowd:\nC++17/C++14 experience, such as lambdas and concurrency\n\nDeep understanding of algorithm design principles such as computational geometry, placement etc.\n\nExperience in high performance software design including multithreading, distributed computing, efficient memory and I/O use, etc.\n\nHighly driven to craft outstanding software towards improving PPA with a dedication to continuous improvement\n\nA tenacity for solving complex optimization challenges\n\nWidely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. 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