Senior Field Applications Engineer – Rack-Scale AI & GPU

NVIDIA; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 132,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Field Applications Engineer to support rack‑scale AI systems, partnering with internal teams and partners to drive design‑in, integration readiness, and successful ramp. The role requires strong technical and communications skills, and onsite work in Houston with travel as needed.

The candidate will lead across design‑in, NPI, rack integration, and production ramp, developing demos and enabling internal teams, with base salary bands for Level 3–4 and equity/benefits

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of experience in system design, datacenter deployment, manufacturing support, or ODM/partner integration.
• Capable of excelling in a dynamic, evolving environment.
• Strong ability to manage multiple initiatives and priorities.
• Excellent written and oral English communication; collaborate with management and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with server, rack, GPU, networking, storage, power, thermal, cabling, firmware, BMC, Linux-based debug workflows.
• Experience supporting integration, validation, or production ramp of complex datacenter systems.

Responsibilities

• Be a technical specialist on GPU and networking products, partnering with teams to support design‑in, readiness, issue resolution, and ramp.
• Actively establish and nurture technical relationships with partner engineers, leaders, and cross‑functional launch teams.
• Identify customer architectures and key product requirements in CSP/ODM AI markets for NVIDIA solutions.
• Provide onsite technical support, with remote/travel support as needed, to debug hardware, firmware, software, and system integration issues.
• Lead the product across design‑in, NPI, rack integration, validation, production ramp, sustaining, and lifecycle transitions.
• Develop technical solutions including hardware & software demos and example system builds.

Skills

GPU & networking expertise

Partnership engagement

Problem solving

Education

BS/MS in Engineering/EE/Physics/CS

Tools

C/C++

Python

Job description

NVIDIA seeks a Senior Field Applications Engineer to support rack‑scale AI systems, partnering with internal teams and partners to drive design‑in, integration readiness, and successful ramp. The role requires strong technical and communications skills, and onsite work in Houston with travel as needed.

The candidate will lead across design‑in, NPI, rack integration, and production ramp, developing demos and enabling internal teams, with base salary bands for Level 3–4 and equity/benefits