Datacenter HW NPI Lead — Product Development & Equity

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Operations NPI Product Development Engineering team in Santa Clara. You will shepherd datacenter server platforms from engineering concepts through high-volume production, coordinating HW/FW/SW, manufacturing partners, and QA to deliver robust, scalable products.

You will drive DFX, participate in prototype builds, analyze data to improve throughput and yields, and publish status reports.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in design and manufacture of complex compute or networking hardware platforms.
• Knowledgeable about CPUs, GPUs, HBMs and system interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI.
• Strong ability to diagnose and rationally solve problems on complex hardware.
• Familiar with diagnostics/test software and Linux command line.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for global collaboration.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, typically 2-3 times per quarter.

Responsibilities

• Owns the Manufacturing, Test, and Failure Analysis/recovery process for new datacenter servers and assemblies.
• Lead product development during the NPI phase and enable high-volume production hand-off.
• Collaborate with HW/FW/SW engineering teams, manufacturing partners, PM, and quality teams.
• Develop and implement comprehensive product development plans for high-quality products.
• Participate in DFX reviews and provide feedback to improve product quality.
• Work with factory teams during prototype builds, driving solutions and reporting status.
• Define and implement process improvements based on data analysis and dashboards.
• Review build dashboards for throughput, yields and failures; debug server platforms.
• Publish daily status and build reports; create docs and SOPs for assembly/test processes.
• Collaborate with CM Failure Analysis, Test Engineers, and Operators to ensure smooth operations.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Hardware design

Troubleshooting

Systems debugging

Documentation

Global collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Linux

Diagnostics software

Test equipment

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking an experienced engineer to join the Operations NPI Product Development Engineering team in Santa Clara. You will shepherd datacenter server platforms from engineering concepts through high-volume production, coordinating HW/FW/SW, manufacturing partners, and QA to deliver robust, scalable products.

You will drive DFX, participate in prototype builds, analyze data to improve throughput and yields, and publish status reports.