Hardware Engineering Lab Manager – LPU

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 212,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Equity eligibility

Job summary

NVIDIA's Hardware Engineering Lab is seeking a Lab Manager to oversee operations in Santa Clara, California. In this role, you'll lead a collaborative team focused on maintaining lab operations, managing inventory, ensuring safety compliance, and supporting engineering needs.

Qualified candidates should have a diploma or degree, experience in electronic labs, and a solid understanding of hardware management. The position offers a competitive salary range of $136,000 to $212,750, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in leading an electronic or testing lab.
• Extremely disciplined and organized in hardware management.
• Comfortable lifting/carrying over 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of Hardware Engineering labs.
• Operate and maintain engineering equipment and calibration.
• Establish and maintain required safety training programs.
• Support procurement team with inventory management and shipping.

Skills

Hands-on experience leading an electronic or testing lab

Basic surface mount rework

Operating systems programming

Networking protocols knowledge

Electrical laboratory equipment operation

MS Office proficiency

Organization in hardware management

Education

Diploma/Certification or Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Job description

NVIDIA's LPU team is now looking for a Hardware Engineering Lab Manager! In this role, you will join a highly collaborative team that provides engineering support to our Datacenter products in Hillsboro, OR. The primary responsibilities of this role will include maintaining day-to-day operations of the Hardware Engineering labs in terms of inventory, space allocation for active projects, lab and equipment safety, and organization of items in the multiple labs at the site.

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to solve, that only we can tackle, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human imagination and intelligence!

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work with a small team to cover all day-to-day engineering lab and datacenter activities.
• Operate and maintain engineering equipment maintenance and calibration.
• Provide guidance to overall team on safety, regulatory, and quality requirements needed to maintain compliance with lab certifications and local requirements.
• Establish and maintain required safety training programs for lab access by personnel.
• Work closely with the engineering team to understand and implement future lab requirements involving new equipment, upgrades, and possible expansions.
• Lead tasks around the lab such as bench organization, installation of equipment, racking of servers, and general maintenance.
• Lab Inventory & equipment management/allocation, including asset tracking.
• Forecast and procure materials for engineering needs and inventory control, handle inventory of hardware components, equipment, products, and other supplies, and procure spare parts, and supplies to ensure all supplies are stocked and available when needed.
• Support procurement team with shipping/receiving.

What We Need To See

• Diploma/Certification, Associate or Bachelor’s Degree in related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience leading an electronic or testing lab.
• Ability to perform basic surface mount rework.
• Able to program operating systems and modify files and directory structures.
• Familiar with basics of networking protocols and hands on experience with updating network addressing.
• Experience in operating electrical and nonelectrical laboratory equipment and potentially dangerous substances (High voltage, flammable liquids, etc.).
• Extremely disciplined and organized in hardware management.
• Proficient with MS Office and database tools.
• Able to work independently to complete daily tasks/priorities.
• Our products have some heavy components. You must be comfortable occasionally lifting/carrying an excess of 35 pounds.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Background with signal measurement using oscilloscopes and experience with engineering schematics.
• Experience with the Linux environment.
• Experience working in a datacenter.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We welcome you join our team with some of the most hard‑working people in the world working together to promote rapid growth. Are you passionate about becoming a part of a best‑in‑class team supporting the latest in GPU and AI technology?

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 212,750 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 16, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

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.