Chip Design Engineer jobs in Israel

Description Our Chip Design team is growing! Join our high-end product design team and help shape the next generation of advanced semiconductor solutions. About Nuvoton Technology Israel (NTIL) Nuvoton Technology Israel has been delivering tens of millions of chips annually to leading tier-1 customers in the Security, Cloud, and Computing domains. We specialize in semi-custom, high-quality solutions, going above and beyond to meet our customers’ needs. Our Israel Design Center is fully self-contained, covering everything from product definition and architecture to design, software, validation, and test — meaning real ownership and no daily late-night calls across time zones. We also pride ourselves on a warm, open culture where everyone knows each other, and every engineer can clearly see the impact of their work on the final silicon. We are looking for experienced Chip Design Engineers to join our team and take a key role in RTL design, new IP development, and SoC integration. As part of the design team, you will be deeply involved in architectural exploration, protocol evaluation, and hands-on design work across multiple chip blocks. Responsibilities • RTL design and implementation of new IPs • SoC integration and design ownership of chip subsystems • Exploration and evaluation of new protocols and architectural solutions • Close collaboration with architecture, verification, validation, software, and back-end teams • Delivering high-quality, best-in-class RTL that meets performance, power, and area goals Why Join Us? • Work on advanced, high-volume silicon products • Real impact on end-to-end chip development • Collaborative environment with strong technical ownership • A stable yet agile organization with a human, people-first culture Requirements · BSc or MSc degree in electrical / computer engineering from leading institutions · 3–7 years of hands-on experience in VLSI / chip design · Familiarity with the RTL-to-GDSII full flow – advantage · Strong analytical thinking, communication skills, and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Meet the Team Join the Cisco Silicon One Front-End Design team, at the core of Cisco’s silicon development. Our engineers cover the full spectrum of chip design: definition, architecture, micro-architecture, RTL design, verification, signoff, and validation. We leverage cutting-edge silicon technologies and methodologies to develop the largest-scale and most advanced devices, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Cisco Silicon One™ is transforming the industry with a unified, programmable architecture powering Cisco’s future routing portfolio and shaping the Internet for decades to come. Your Impact • Write and review micro-architecture specifications • Implement RTL (Verilog/SystemVerilog) to meet timing, performance, and power requirements • Contribute to full chip integration, timing methodology, and analysis • Collaborate with verification engineers to resolve bugs and achieve coverage closure • Work with the physical design team to close timing and PnR issues • Support design methodology evolution and best practices • Perform debug, root-cause analysis, and post-silicon validation in the lab Minimum Qualifications • B.Sc./M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from a top university • RTL design experience • Familiarity with UVM and functional verification methodologies Preferred Qualifications • Experience with MATLAB simulations and bit-exact modeling environments • Familiarity with mixed-signal systems and environments • Knowledge and hands-on experience with Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) Why Cisco? At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

NVIDIA is looking for a Senior Chip Design Engineer to join our Network Adapter Silicon group. As a Senior Design Engineer at NVIDIA Networking Silicon team, you will join a group of passionate engineers to design and implement the next generation state-of-the-art Networking Silicon chips. In this position, you will make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company while developing the industry's best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency! What you'll be doing: • Work in a combined design and verification team which develops core units within the Networking silicon. • Own micro-architecture definition and RTL implementation of chip blocks/entities according to specifications, performance, timing, area and power requirements. • Drive your design through the full implementation flow — synthesis, timing closure, lint/CDC and physical design constraints — together with the backend teams. • Work closely with multiple teams within organizations such as Architecture, Micro-Architecture, Verification, FW and Post-Silicon validation. What we need to see: • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience. • 5+ years of proven experience in RTL design. • Strong knowledge of HDL (Verilog/SystemVerilog/VHDL). • Solid understanding of digital design fundamentals — pipelining, clock domain crossing, arbitration and low-power techniques. • Familiarity with synthesis and static timing analysis is an advantage. • A great teammate with good communication and interpersonal skills. NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance and lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our Network Adapter Silicon design team and help us build the next chip in this exciting and quickly growing field.

We are now looking for a Senior Chip Design Engineer to join our Switch Silicon team. As a Chip Design Engineer at NVIDIA's Networking business unit, you'll join a group of passionate engineers to design and implement the next generation state-of-the-art Switch Silicon chips. In this position, you'll make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company while developing the industry's best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency! What You'll Be Doing: • Work in a design/verification team which develops core units within the Switch silicon. • Micro-architecture of rtl verification environments planning for units and modules. • Design RTL of units/blocks according to Arch. specifications under challenging constraints with high orientation to power, area, and performance. • RTL synthesis, timing, supporting verification, and silicon post TO activities. • Work closely with multiple teams within organizations such as Architecture, u-arch, Full chip Micro-Architecture, BE, and FW. What We Need To See: • Electrical Engineering B.Sc. or Computer Engineering B.Sc. graduate with high scores or equivalent experience. • 5+ years of experience in RTL design. • Knowledge in network protocols and/or HPC and distributed calculations - advantage. • A team player with good communication and interpersonal skills. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance & lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our Switch Silicon design team and help us build the next chip in this exciting and quickly growing field.

We are now looking for a verification engineer for our FC Switch Silicon team. As a FullChip verification Engineer at NVIDIA's Networking business unit, you'll join a group of passionate engineers to design and implement the next generation state-of-the-art Switch Silicon chips. In this position, you'll make a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company while developing the industry's best high-speed communication devices, delivering the highest throughput and lowest latency! What you'll be doing: • Work in a FC verification team within the Switch silicon. • Dynamic verification environments planning for units infrastructures and system level • Work closely with multiple teams within organizations such as Architecture, u-arch, Full chip Micro-Architecture, BE, and FW • Responsible to drive the FullChip verification execution, including staging plan of the projects and deliveries What we need to see: • Electrical Engineering B.Sc. or Computer Engineering B.Sc. • 2+ years of experience in dynamic verification. • Knowledge in network protocols and/or HPC and distributed calculations - advantage. • A team player with good communication and interpersonal skills. NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance & lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our Switch Silicon design team and help us build the next chip in this exciting and quickly growing field.

We are looking for a highly experienced Principal ASIC Engineer with a strong background in ASIC design to join our Chip Design Methodologies team based in Tel Aviv and Yokneam. This team is responsible for establishing ASIC design methodologies, developing shared code, providing design guidance, and driving the adoption of new technologies. It plays a key role in ensuring chip design teams operate efficiently and adhere to best practices. As a Principal Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader and trusted authority, setting the technical direction for design methodologies across the organization and driving cross-team initiatives that shape how our chips are built. This role offers an exciting opportunity to think innovatively and make a significant, lasting impact within a dynamic, technology-focused organization. What You'll Be Doing: • Define the technical vision and drive ground-breaking methodologies, micro-architecture and innovations to create a flawless chip design development experience • Lead the evaluation, development, and assimilation of AI-based tools and flows, championing their adoption across design teams • Collaborate with and influence chip design stakeholders and peers across the teams to understand existing problems and architect the best solutions and methodologies • Act as a key technical interface with EDA vendors to evaluate cutting-edge tools/technology and lead their integration into our development process • Mentor engineers, develop training sessions, and guide designers on best design practices • Architect and develop shared design code and solutions to be widely adopted by the chip design teams • Drive cross-functional, organization-wide initiatives and align technical roadmaps across multiple teams What We Need to See: • BSc. degree in Electrical Engineering • 15+ years of hands-on pre-silicon design experience • Proven track record of technical leadership and driving cross-team initiatives to completion • Strong interpersonal skills, a passion for innovation, and a demonstrated ability to mentor and influence senior engineers • Experience with AI-based development is an advantage Ways To Stand Out from The Crowd: • Broad system-level understanding of chip design development and flows • Ability to influence technical direction across an organization • Passion for innovation, quality, efficiency, and flow automation • CDC, Power saving technics (clock gating, power gating, etc.) NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers and has been ranked Israel’s most desirable employer for two consecutive years (2024-2025), reflecting our culture of innovation and excellence, and people-first values. Are you a creative and autonomous engineer who loves a challenge? Come join our networking chip design team and help us developing great products by bringing innovation and raising the efficiency and the quality standard in the team.

NVIDIA is seeking best-in-class ASIC Design Engineers to design and implement the world’s leading CPU's and SoC's. This position offers you the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to pursue, that only we can take on, and that matter to the world. We have crafted a team of excellent people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing. NVIDIA is building a new group in Israel, this group delivers security engines and risc-V processor IPs to all of NVIDIA product lines working with all NVIDIA groups around the world. We are looking for inquisitive, motivated engineers with experience to continue to build this new group. As a senior member of our design team, you will be responsible for the design and implementation of high-performance, low-power security engines and risc-V processor modules. You will work closely with architects, design engineers, verification engineers, and physical design engineers to accomplish your tasks. What you will be doing: • Participate in micro-architecture development and document specifications. • Implement in RTL and work with the verification team to ensure that the design is functional. • Apply logic design skills to optimize and meet performance and power goals. • Deliver a synthesis/timing clean design while working with the physical design team to ensure a routable and physically implementable design. What we need to see: • A Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering • 5+ years of relevant experience in chip design development of complex designs • Highly proficient in logic design, Verilog, and/or System-Verilog, with a deep understanding of physical design and VLSI. • Good interpersonal skills. And team player 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 technology? If so, we want to hear from you. NVIDIA is an equal-opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

The Chip Design Methodologies team is responsible for establishing ASIC design methodologies, developing shared code, providing design guidance, and driving the adoption of new technologies. The team plays a key role in ensuring chip design teams operate efficiently and adhere to best practices. We are now expanding our focus to AI-powered applications for chip design — leveraging modern AI tools and methods to improve productivity, quality, and turnaround across the design flow. This role offers an exciting opportunity to think innovatively and make a significant impact within a dynamic, technology-focused organization. What You'll Be Doing: • Develop innovative AI-powered methodologies and applications for chip design — spanning specification, RTL, verification, and physical design • Collaborate with chip design stakeholders across architecture, RTL, DV, FV, and physical design teams to understand existing challenges and form the best solutions • Utilize, develop, and assimilate AI-based tools and flows into the chip design process • Evaluate cutting-edge AI tools and EDA vendor technologies, and apply them to improve the development process • Define and enforce design quality standards — lint rules, synthesis guidelines, and coding best practices • Develop training sessions and guide designers with best design practices, including AI-assisted workflows • Build automation infrastructure and scripted flows to streamline chip design development What We Need To See: • BSc degree in Electrical Engineering • 10+ years hands-on pre silicon design experience • Strong interpersonal skills, a passion for innovation, and the ability to mentor • A natural drive to systematize, automate, and improve how things are done • Strong AI orientation — genuine curiosity about AI-driven development, with a working understanding of the modern AI ecosystem: AI coding assistants, agentic workflows, and prompt-driven engineering practices Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd: • Wide system level understanding of the chip design development and flows • Strong interpersonal skills • Passion for innovation, quality, efficiency and flows automation • Chip design experience combined with hands-on AI tool usage - you've used AI to solve real engineering problems • Experience with CI/CD for hardware development (Git, GitLab, or equivalent) NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers and has been ranked Israel’s most desirable employer for two consecutive years (2024-2025), reflecting our culture of innovation and excellence, and people-first values. Are you a creative and autonomous engineer who loves a challenge? Come join our networking chip design team and help us developing great products by bringing innovation and raising the efficiency and the quality standard in the team.