Lead Hardware Validation Engineer — GPUs/Data Center (Equity)

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer for GPU, datacenter and automotive platforms. You will own end-to-end product validation from architecture through mass production and mentor validation engineers across multiple teams.

Responsibilities include defining test plans, guiding manufacturing test approaches, and collaborating with vendors to drive validation. Occasional travel to manufacturing sites is expected to support NPI builds.

Qualifications

• BS+ in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of related experience with a proven track record as a technical lead for a shipping hardware product.
• Leadership experience guiding validation across product cycles.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product validation from architecture to mass production.
• Lead and mentor design validation engineers.
• Guide validation teams and partners through the validation cycles.
• Represent design validation in reviews and debug forums.
• Define test plans across the full system (power, IO, sensors, firmware).
• Drive system-level debugging and root cause analysis across silicon to software.

Skills

Leadership

Scripting

Linux

System troubleshooting

Power validation

Education

Bachelor's in EE/CE or equivalent

Tools

JDM tools

Lab equipment

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer for GPU, datacenter and automotive platforms. You will own end-to-end product validation from architecture through mass production and mentor validation engineers across multiple teams.

Responsibilities include defining test plans, guiding manufacturing test approaches, and collaborating with vendors to drive validation. Occasional travel to manufacturing sites is expected to support NPI builds.