Notebook Hardware Application Engineer

NVIDIA Gruppe; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Notebook Hardware Application Engineer in Santa Clara to support notebook feature development, build engineering documents, testing and debugging, and maintain strong customer relations.

You will work with cross-functional teams to drive notebook hardware design, perform hardware design reviews (schematic, PCB, PDN), install and bring-up customer notebook hardware, and help resolve complex issues with customers. Strong problem-solving and communication skills required.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in EE, CE or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5 years’ experience with notebook hardware and circuit design.
• Professional-level interpersonal skills; ability to tailor communication to the audience.
• Analytical thinking with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Extensive knowledge of notebook hardware, power, thermal and electrical systems.
• Ability of signal measurement and scope operations.
• Good knowledge of X86 System Architecture.
• Familiar with Linux would be advantageous.
• Strong communications skills.
• Innovative, results-oriented problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams for notebook feature development and create guides and notes.
• Provide technical support during notebook development, testing, and production.
• Perform hardware design reviews including schematic, PCB and PDN to meet NVIDIA guidelines.
• Install, configure, debug and bring-up customer notebook hardware.
• Work directly with customers, analyze data, reproduce errors, resolve or escalate issues.
• Supervise, file new bugs and reproduce issues as needed.

Skills

Notebook hardware

Circuit design

X86 System Architecture

Linux

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Power/thermal/electrical systems

Signal measurement

PCB design

Schematic capture

Education

BS in EE or CE or Systems Engineering

Tools

Schematic design

PCB design

Oscilloscope

Job description

NVIDIA GPU Application Engineering is a department to provide technical support to NVIDIA global customers. Our main mission is delivering NVIDIA GPU related technical information to our customers, training our customers to design NVIDIA GPU related products, collaborate with OEM/ODM for new feature development, and supporting our customer to efficiently build NVIDIA GPU related products into the market.

We are now looking for a Notebook Hardware Application Engineer in Santa Clara with the ability to work for notebook feature development, build engineering documents, testing and debugging; prioritize customer issues, resolve customer problems, and maintain good customer relation. This is a highly technical engineering support role that is providing best-in-class support to NVIDIA's notebook customers. We are looking for someone who has superb interpersonal skills, to understand, explain, and problem solves for customers and engineers.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with NVIDIA multi-functional teams for notebook feature development, Build design guides, application notes and other supporting technical collateral for notebook.
• Provide technical support during notebook development, testing, and production.
• Perform hardware design reviews including schematic, PCB and PDN to ensure customer designs meet NVIDIA guidelines.
• Conduct the installation, configuration, debug and bring-up of customer notebook hardware.
• Work directly with NVIDIA customers, and analyze data to answer questions, reproduce errors, resolve, or escalate customer issues.
• Supervise, file new bugs and reproduce issues as needed.

What we need to see:

• BS or higher in EE, CE or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5 years’ experience with notebook hardware and circuit design.
• Professional-level interpersonal skills, including your ability to adjust your communication to the technical level of the audience; Drive technical issues across multiple teams.
• Analytical thinking with good problem-solving abilities.
• Extensive Knowledge of NB hardware, power, thermal and electrical systems.
• Ability of signal measurement and scope operations.
• Good knowledge of X86 System Architecture.
• Familiar with Linux would be advantageous.
• Strong communications skills.
• Innovative, results-oriented problem solver.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience with ARM.
• Hardware design and knowledge of PCIe, I2C, DP/eDP/HDMI, USB-C, I2S, SATA.
• Extensive Knowledge of notebook hardware, circuit design, power, thermal and electrical systems.

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you.

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 - 218,500 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 8, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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