Senior ASIC Architect

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior ASIC Architect at NVIDIA's networking division, you'll be a key member of a small, elite team defining the architecture of next-generation switch product lines (Ethernet and InfiniBand). Responsibilities include thoroughly understanding switch architecture, defining sophisticated performance features, implementing debug capabilities, defining product requirements, resolving complex full-chip issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams (software, design, verification, physical design, platform), and working with board/package design to address limitations. You will need a deep understanding of Ethernet, InfiniBand, and NvLink protocols.
Must have:
  • BSc in Electrical Engineering
  • 5+ years ASIC design/uarch/arch/performance experience
  • 4+ years Verilog/VHDL experience
  • Strong analytical & debug skills
  • Excellent communication skills
Good to have:
  • Switching fabrics knowledge
  • HW architect experience
  • Large, high-end ASIC experience
  • ASIC performance improvement experience

Job Details

NVIDIA networking unit is a world-leader fast-growing company which supports the most powerful supercomputers in the world. We make outstanding artificial intelligence happen and accelerate Open-AI’s Chat-GPT, for example. We believe in our people and products and seek excellent people to join us!

We're looking for a hardware u/architect for our switch division. In this position, as part of a small (~10 employees) elite team, you will have the chance to define the architecture of NVIDIA’s next generation switch product lines’ performance, both Ethernet and InfiniBand. Your role will be cross-disciplinary, working with software, ASIC design, verification, physical design and platform teams to improve performance and debug.

What you'll be doing:

  • Learn and understand the switch u/architecture thoroughly across all aspects and become a source of information for the design and verification engineers.

  • Define the implementation of the most sophisticated performance features of our next products, balancing architecture requirements with backend, execution, and design considerations.

  • Define the implementation of debug capabilities to support performance validation and improvements

  • Understand our system requirement and help define the POR of our switch product line.

  • Face the most challenging Full-Chip correctness and performance issues, which cannot be handled by the units’ designers as they require full cross-unit understanding of the chip.

  • Work closely with board and package design to understand the different design limitations: power, di/dt, temperature, signal-integrity etc.

  • Thoroughly understand Ethernet, InfiniBand and NvLink protocols.
     

What we need to see:

  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from a known university

  • Excellent grades

  • 5+ years of experience in ASIC design/uarch/arch/performance

  • At least 4 years of hands on experience in writing Verilog/VHDL or

  • Strong analytic capabilities, and passion for solving logical issues

  • Strong debug skills

  • Ability to drive complex activities involving many interfaces and teams

  • Good communications skill
     

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Knowledge in switching fabrics with strict performance requirements. (Networking, SOC connectivity, etc)

  • Experience as an HW-architect.

  • Familiar with working on large high-end ASICs.

  • Experience in performance improvements in ASIC

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Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.

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