# CPU Custom Memory Design - SRAMs and Register Files at NUVACORE

- Company: NUVACORE
- What the company does: NUVACORE builds for the stratosphere. Maximum performance. Absolute area efficiency. No compromise. A general-purpose CPU core designed to excel everywhere, from core infrastructure to advanced AI systems, including the continuous demands of agentic computing. Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.nuvacore.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Austin
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $140K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-18
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/nuvacore/cd86cbcf-91b7-45ef-b9c4-2d9e62e548fd
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nuvacore-cpu-custom-memory-design-srams-and-register-files/

## About the role

As a Custom Memory Design Engineer, you will participate in the following : Own schematic development and characterize custom memories (SRAM, register files) to optimize PPA at advanced process nodes.

## What they're looking for

- Hold a BS or MS degree with 8+ years of experience in custom memory circuit design - SRAMs, and/or Register files
- Hands-on transistor-level circuit design experience with combo cells, sequential logic in static/dynamic logic families, as well as memory arrays — bit cells, sense amps, decoders — in advanced CMOS nodes
- Deep knowledge of SPICE simulations, SRAMs / Register File circuit margins, and special memory cells architecture
- Proficient with industry-standard EDA tools for schematic, layout, extraction, and characterization, applied to custom memory design workflows
- Demonstrated track record delivering production-level custom memory IP through tape-out, with silicon-validated PPA in high-volume products
- Deep understanding of end-to-end signoff for custom memories — DRC/LVS/antenna, extraction, Spice margins, STA, EM/IR — and characterization flows spanning timing, power, and noise

Tags: PHYSICAL DESIGN