Senior Hardware Validation Lead for GPU & Datacenter

NVIDIA Corporation

United States

On-site

USD 168,000 - 322,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer to own validation across GPU, datacenter, and automotive platforms. You will lead a skilled team, set test strategies, and partner across design, manufacturing, and ODMs to ensure products meet spec and ship successfully.

The role requires hands-on power validation, high-speed IO expertise, and lab automation leadership. Travel to manufacturing sites may be needed to support NPI builds.

Qualifications

  • BS+ in EE/CE or equivalent with strong hardware validation background.
  • Proven leadership overseeing validation through full product cycles.
  • Experience with PCIe/SerDes, Ethernet, USB, and display validation.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end product validation from architecture/design to mass production.
  • Lead and mentor design validation engineers and cross-functional teams.
  • Define system test plans for power, IO, clocks, telemetry, and firmware.
  • Drive validation status, risks, and milestone readiness with stakeholders.
  • Guide manufacturing test approaches and improve yield.
  • Collaborate with vendors to complete validation activities and debug complex issues.

Skills

Technical leadership
Power validation
Lab automation
Scripting
Linux debugging
System-level validation

Education

BS+ in EE/CE or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscope
Test equipment

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer to own validation across GPU, datacenter, and automotive platforms. You will lead a skilled team, set test strategies, and partner across design, manufacturing, and ODMs to ensure products meet spec and ship successfully.

The role requires hands-on power validation, high-speed IO expertise, and lab automation leadership. Travel to manufacturing sites may be needed to support NPI builds.

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