Hardware Design Validation Engineer - Memory Subsystem

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity and benefits

Inclusive work environment

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

NVIDIA, based in Santa Clara, California, is seeking a highly skilled engineer to work on DDR memory tuning and validation. Candidates should have a strong background in mixed signal/analog and digital design, along with excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for technology.

The position requires at least a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering and 2+ years of experience. Successful candidates will collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and contribute to cutting-edge advancements in NVIDIA's product lineup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in the field.
• Strong understanding of EE fundamentals and first principles.

Responsibilities

• Plan and perform DDR memory tuning and validation on NVIDIA products.
• Review design specifications and datasheets.
• Debug and resolve issues at the controller, memory, or firmware level.

Skills

Mixed signal/analog design

Embedded systems

Digital design

Signal integrity

Scripting languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Perl)

Collaboration and teamwork

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Windows OS

Linux

Job description

What you'll be doing

• Planning and performing DDR memory tuning, validation, and feature enablement on NVIDIA products.
• Reviewing silicon design specifications, component datasheets, board schematics, and layout.
• Exercising your understanding of digital, analog, and computer design to debug and resolve controller, memory, board, or software/firmware level issues at all stages of the product.
• Refining our memory bringup and validation strategy. Providing feedback and recommendations to silicon, board, and software teams.

What we want to see

• BS or MS EE degree with affinity for mixed signal/analog, embedded systems, and digital design (or equivalent experience).
• 2+ years relevant experience.
• Understanding of high speed signal integrity and experience with oscilloscopes.
• Understanding of schematic capture and board design.
• Working knowledge of PC systems, windows OS, and Linux.
• Excellent understanding of EE fundamentals. Able to break problems down based on first principles.
• Familiar with scripting or programming languages such as C, C++, JAVA, Python, or Perl.
• Possess good collaboration and cross-disciplinary teamwork skills. Comfortable working across time zones.
• Deeply curious about technology and passionate about learning.

Ways to stand out from the crowd

• Experience as a tutor or teacher’s assistant.
• Good presentation skills.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 108,000 USD - 184,000 USD for Level 2, and 136,000 USD - 212,750 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.