Implementation Methodology Engineer
$136,000 - $264,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 May 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 31 October 2026.
About the role
As an Implementation Methodology Engineer on the NVIDIA VLSI team, you will be responsible for front-end design implementation methodologies, flow automation, and application support.
What you'll do
- Own all aspects of front-end design implementation methodologies, including synthesis, formal-equivalence-checking, flow automation, and application support.
- Develop in-house solutions to improve engineering workflows.
- Collaborate with logic designers and physical designers to resolve implementation issues and develop new solutions.
- Provide support for EDA tools and flows.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
- 5+ years of experience in logic design implementation and/or physical design implementation.
- Strong automation skills.
- Understanding of physical design implementation, including physical synthesis, placement, routing, and logic restructuring.
- Debugging and problem-solving skills.
Skills: design implementation, synthesis, formal-equivalence-checking, physical synthesis, placement, routing
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This role has been open 168 days — well above the 59-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Physical Design
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Open roles in category
693
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Median days open
59 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (693 roles · 84 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 42 | 693 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 97 | 1547 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 77 d | 59 d (+18 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: design implementation, synthesis, formal-equivalence-checking, physical synthesis, placement, routing
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 111 open roles · median 52 d
- AMD · 63 open roles · median 33 d
- Synopsys · 40 open roles · median 45 d
- Broadcom · 38 open roles · median 100 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 37 open roles · median 70 d
- Intel Corporation · 36 open roles · median 22 d
How we counted: 693 open Physical Design (Physical Design) roles from 84 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.