Applied AI Engineer - VLSI Design

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking dedicated Software Engineers to join the custom RAM design team. The team focuses on innovative circuit design and scalable CAD infrastructure, tackling complex memory design challenges.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in design, development, and deployment of AI applications using LLMs, internal and external Agentic frameworks, and other related technologies.
• Drive impact by designing and building the needed infrastructure to deploy LLM-powered solutions for engineering assistants and multi-turn, multi-modal dialogue systems.
• Develop agentic AI solutions that help solve complex VLSI engineering problems, fine tune & integrate them with CAD flow systems.
• Build and maintain design databases and dashboards that may use agentic and deterministic retrieval mechanisms to fetch pertinent engineering data expediting circuit design closure.
• Collaborate with circuit design, layout, technology, and 3rd party EDA vendor teams distributed across geographies and time zones.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of proven industry experience in a related field.
• Proficiency in rapid prototyping using Python with strong foundational knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles.
• Experience with fine-tuning large language models, building advanced multi-agent systems, RAG pipelines and vector databases.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to thrive in dynamic, product-focused, and distributed teams.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and a willingness to acquire new skills and knowledge as needed to achieve results.

Qualifications

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and their applications in software and AI development.
• Proficiency in standard methodologies for software development, including version control, testing, and CI/CD.
• Deeply interested in learning disparate concepts and putting them together in innovative new ways.
• Prior experience with circuit design, HW design is a plus.

Skills

• Python programming
• Data structures and algorithms
• Software engineering principles
• Large language model fine-tuning
• Advanced multi-agent systems
• RAG pipelines and vector databases
• Version control, testing, CI/CD

Benefits

Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family here. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is $136,000 - $218,500 for Level 3, and $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $136,000 - $218,500 for Level 3, and $168,000 - $264,500 for Level 4.

Schedule

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 6, 2026.