Developer Relations Manager, EDA Startups

At NVIDIA, we’re solving the world’s most challenging problems with our unique approach to accelerated computing. We’re looking for passionate technologists with software and semiconductor manufacturing background and EDA domain expertise to engage startup developers in the semiconductor manufacturing community. In this developer enablement role, you will drive NVIDIA platform adoption with EDA startups. You'll define and deliver strategic partnerships, lead fruitful technical collaborations, provide first-line technical expertise, and guide NVIDIA's product strategy as a representative of developers in the semiconductor/EDA ecosystem.

The Industrial Engineering organization is a strong, growing, and visible group both inside and outside of NVIDIA in this exciting area to drive strategy. We are looking for a self-starting leader to continue to grow this area. Do you thrive on technical engagement? Do you have the rare blend of both technical and relationship skills? Are you passionate about groundbreaking technology? If so, we would love to learn more about you!

What you'll be doing:

• Create fruitful technical engagements across the semiconductor design and manufacturing startup ecosystem and lead strategic relationships with key opinion leaders, top developers and ISVs, and influential researchers.

• Inform NVIDIA's strategy for semiconductor manufacturers and EDA/CAE ISVs by working with diverse teams including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Applied Research, etc.

• Use your technical expertise to discover high impact problems NVIDIA can uniquely solve that create new market paradigms.

• Drive early adoption of new products and support launch and go-to-market activities.

• Activate relationships with higher education and research and speak at relevant scientific, technical and industry conferences.

What We Need To See:

• 12+ years of experience with EDA ISVs or semiconductor designers/manufacturers, e.g. Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, ASML, AMAT, KLA, Lam Research, Samsung, SK Hynix, TSMC, Intel, etc.

• A track record of defining and delivering impactful technical engagements, managing technical and business alliances across multiple partner groups, and working with peer teams to achieve objectives.

• World-class communication skills with a demonstrated ability to articulate a value proposition to technical and non-technical audiences.

• MS/PhD in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd:

• Developer experience creating tools and/or solutions for EDA, high-performance computing, applied machine learning, or deep learning.

• Experience with AI physics models and model architecture including developing, defining, training, and deploying open or proprietary models.

• Experience with NVIDIA products and SDKs: CUDA, CUDA-X Libraries, PhysicsNeMo, Omniverse, etc.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are 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 and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous person with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until February 2, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

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