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Senior Physical Design and Timing Engineer

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, Hillsboro, OR, Durham, NC

Type

Full-time

Posted

11/4/2026

Compensation

$136,000 - $264,500 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a motivated Senior Physical Design and Timing Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on driving the physical design and timing of high-frequency and low-power CPUs, GPUs, LPUs, and SoCs. The engineer will work in a cross-functional environment, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure successful implementation from RTL to tapeout. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a company that is at the forefront of AI and computing innovation.

Requirements

  • BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years of experience, or MS with 3+ years of experience in physical design, synthesis, and timing.
  • Strong hands-on experience in taking complex blocks, IPs, or chips from RTL/netlist to tapeout.
  • Demonstrated success in improving power, performance, and area through design improvements.
  • Hands-on experience in Static Timing Analysis and timing-constraint development.
  • Expertise in industry-standard EDA tools and proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or Perl.

Responsibilities

  • Drive physical design and timing of high-frequency and low-power NVIDIA CPUs, GPUs, LPUs, and SoCs.
  • Help in driving frontend and backend implementation from RTL to gds2.
  • Work in a cross-functional environment interacting with multiple teams.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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