Director, System-Level Validation & Production Ramp

OpenTalent; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Director of System level Testing to lead post-silicon validation, test architecture, and manufacturing ramp for AI, data center, SOC, and Tegra lines. You will guide teams from design validation through high-volume production, collaborating across design, test, reliability, and manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in semiconductor development with 5+ years in director leadership, strong CMOS and mixed-signal expertise, and proven data-driven problem

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years in semiconductor product development, testing or manufacturing, with leadership of large cross-functional teams.
• 5+ years of Director-level leadership or management experience in engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of product development engineers for validation, characterization, and production ramp.
• Drive development strategy from early silicon validation to high-volume manufacturing.
• Develop validation methodologies and test strategies for mixed-signal designs.
• Partner with design, test engineering, reliability and manufacturing for production transition.
• Oversee product characterization of new IC designs.
• Lead root-cause analysis for silicon performance, yield excursions, and reliability.
• Drive yield improvement, test time reduction, and manufacturing efficiency across test flows.
• Provide feedback to design teams on silicon performance and manufacturability.
• Establish scalable data analysis frameworks and automation for validation and production monitoring.
• Collaborate with operations to support qualification, ramp readiness, and scaling.

Skills

CMOS understanding

System level testing

Leadership

Data analysis

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/Physics/Computer Engineering or related

Tools

JMP

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced Director of System level Testing to lead post-silicon validation, test architecture, and manufacturing ramp for AI, data center, SOC, and Tegra lines. You will guide teams from design validation through high-volume production, collaborating across design, test, reliability, and manufacturing.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in semiconductor development with 5+ years in director leadership, strong CMOS and mixed-signal expertise, and proven data-driven problem