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NVIDIA · 3 days ago

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

positionSanta Clara, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$132K/yr - $207K/yr
date5+ years exp

NVIDIA is building groundbreaking compute platforms for scientists, researchers, and engineers. The Senior Hardware Validation Engineer will lead validation activities in the Datacenter Systems Engineering team, working closely with various teams to ensure optimal product validation and test coverage.

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Responsibilities

Design and develop validation plans for GPU and CPU modules, and other peripheral cards that get integrated into NVIDIA's datacenter products
Debug, triage issues, perform root cause analysis, verify fixes, define new tests, and improve product test plans
Electrical, functional and stress testing of all interfaces such as power monitoring control loop, I2C, SPI, SMBUS, PCIe, and USB
Track and coordinate all validation activities from bringup to production release
Collaborate with multi-functional teams including designers, Silicon, SW, thermal leads to test and debug any HW/SW product issues
Design diagnostic suites test plans for engineering builds
Provide schematic and layout reviews on next generation board designs

Qualification

Validation experienceDigital design understandingCircuit design analysisPython programmingARM CPU architectureTest automationProblem-solving skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

BSEE/BSCE or equivalent experience
5+ years of validation experience
Strong understanding of digital design, circuit design and analysis, computer architecture and CPU/GPU architecture
Validation experience with board bringup, lab debug and lab tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers)
Programming skills with experience in Python or other scripting languages (such as Perl, Shell)
Experience with ARM CPU architecture and hardware validation
Excellent design, debugging and problem-solving skills, with a strong bias for action, quality and engineering excellence

Preferred

Validation experience with CPU/GPU/SOC products
Knowledge of control systems, PID tunings and power transistor fundamentals
Experience with test automation and developing scripts to improve validation efficiency
Highly motivated and able to thrive in a fast pace environment
Strong interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication

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Company

NVIDIA

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NVIDIA is a computing platform company operating at the intersection of graphics, HPC, and AI.
dateFounded in 1993
location
Santa Clara, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.nvidia.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$4.09B
Key Investors
ARPA-EARK Investment ManagementSoftBank Vision Fund
2023-05-09Grant· $5M
2022-08-09Post Ipo Equity· $65M
2021-02-18Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Jensen Huang
Founder and CEO
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Michael Kagan
Chief Technology Officer
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