Manager, EDA Tools and Relationships

NVIDIA is seeking a Circuit Methodology Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for EDA tool evaluation, workflow integration, and strategic vendor engagement for the mixed signal circuit design organization. This manager will coordinate engineers developing and supporting production workflows, drive adoption of third-party EDA capabilities, and align vendor roadmaps with NVIDIA’s design-quality and schedule goals.

This role combines people leadership, technical direction, and external partnership management. The manager will work closely with circuit design, methodology, CAD, and EDA vendors to improve design quality, reduce cycle time, and enable scalable, high-impact engineering workflows.

What you'll be doing: Explore and guide the use of Agentic-AI capabilities in EDA workflows where they improve efficiency. Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers with direct reports focused on EDA workflows and tool enablement. Define and drive strategy for evaluating, integrating, deploying, and supporting third-party EDA tools across the circuit group.

Own key EDA vendor relationships, including technical engagement, addressing customer concerns, roadmap alignment, and ongoing partnership management. Drive internal adoption of new workflows through communication, training, and integration.

What we need to see: BSEE, BSCE, or equivalent international education or equivalent experience. 10+ years of experience in circuit design methodology, CAD/EDA enablement, or related engineering infrastructure roles. Minimum 3 plus years of Management Experience Prior experience leading projects or teams, including direct people management.

Hands-on experience with Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys custom design environments such as Virtuoso, Solido Design Environment, and Custom Compiler. Strong communication skills and proven ability to work across internal teams and external vendors.

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd: Familiarity with Cadence ADE and experience with transient simulators such as alps, hspice, primesim, or spectrex. Familiarity with various other EDA tool such as Totem, HFSS, thermal mechanical solver, matlab, and Solido Design Environment Experience with layout viewing and manipulation.

Experience influencing EDA vendor roadmaps or leading strategic technical partnerships. Exposure to AI algorithms, AI-assisted flows, or emerging agentic EDA methodologies. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

The base salary range is 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD for Level 3, and 232,000 USD - 368,000 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 20, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.