GPU Field Applications Engineer: Production & Quality

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Field Applications Engineer focused on production at scale to join our team in California. You will troubleshoot hardware and system-level failures, support failure analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and yield across GPU products.

The role involves frequent on-site work in labs and manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in high-tech electronics, strong analytical skills, and experience with manufacturing and

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of work-related experience in high-tech electronics manufacturing, failure analysis, validation, or hardware debugging roles.
• Capable of excelling in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Strong ability to manage multiple failure investigations, escalations, and yield improvement initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English, with cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Be a technical specialist on GPU and networking products, supporting manufacturing, quality, and failure analysis teams to improve reliability and yield.
• Establish and nurture technical relationships with internal engineering teams, manufacturing partners, and quality teams.
• Identify failure modes, manufacturing risks, and product requirements to drive corrective actions and improvements.
• Frequent on-site presence in labs or manufacturing sites to diagnose and resolve hardware and system-level failures.
• Support the product lifecycle from NPI through high-volume manufacturing and field returns, ensuring quality and reliability.
• Develop failure analysis methodologies, test plans, and diagnostic tools for hardware validation.
• Provide technical training and documentation to manufacturing, test, and quality teams on failure modes and debugging techniques.
• Establish strong communication channels with cross-functional teams to drive issue resolution and corrective actions.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Yield improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a Field Applications Engineer focused on production at scale to join our team in California. You will troubleshoot hardware and system-level failures, support failure analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve reliability and yield across GPU products.

The role involves frequent on-site work in labs and manufacturing sites. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in high-tech electronics, strong analytical skills, and experience with manufacturing and