CareerPlan

ASIC Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$100k–$167k2026-07-09 → 2026-11-10

Core

Implement, document, and deliver high-performance, area, and power-efficient RTL for NVIDIA's leading SoCs and GPUs, focusing on micro-architecture and digital system features.

Role type

ASIC Design Engineer (New College Grad)

Builds

GPU work schedulers, time distribution systems, interrupt controllers, DMA engines, and other IPs for consumer graphics and AI platforms.

Domain

Semiconductor / VLSI / Computer Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

RTL development (Verilog), ASIC design flow (synthesis, timing analysis), micro-architecture, Digital systems, VLSI design, Computer Architecture, Computer Arithmetic

Preferred skills

C/C++, Python, Perl, debugging, arbiters, scheduling, synchronization, bus protocols, interconnect networks, caches

Responsibilities

Analyze architectural trade-offs based on features and system limitations; Collaborate with architects, verification, synthesis, and back-end teams; Architect features to support silicon debug and post-silicon validation.

Seniority

Entry-level (New College Grad 2026)