CPU Design Engineer - New College Grad 2026

Cpu Design Engineer

NVIDIA is seeking best-in-class CPU Design Engineers to design the world's leading CPUs. This position offers you the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company, designing for product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. The NVIDIA CPU team is looking for inquisitive, motivated engineers with design experience to build ground-breaking CPUs. As a senior member of our design team, you will be responsible for the micro-architecture, design and implementation of high-performance, low power CPUs. You will work closely with fellow design engineers, architects, verification engineers, and physical design engineers to accomplish your tasks.

What you will be doing:

• Drive the micro-architecture definition, feasibility studies and documentation of CPU sub-systems.
• Implement in RTL and coordinate execution with the verification team to ensure that the design is functional.
• Exercise logic design skills to optimize and meet performance, timing and power targets.
• Deliver a synthesis/timing clean design while working with the physical design team ensuring a routable and physically implementable design.
• Support hardware engineering activities including chip floor plan, power/clock distribution, chip assembly, timing closure, power and noise analysis, and back-end verification.
• Develop flows and tools as necessary in support of design activities.

What we need to see:

• BS or MS in electrical engineering or computer engineering (or equivalent experience).
• Exposure to computer architecture and digital systems design.
• Proficient in logic design, Verilog and/or SystemVerilog, with a deep understanding of physical design and VLSI.
• Strengths in scripting languages such as Perl, Python.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We employ some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you passionate about becoming a part of an outstanding team supporting the latest in CPU technology? If so, we want to hear from you.