Senior PQE - Automotive Hardware | Root-Cause & Debug

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior PQE to support automotive and Tegra product lines through hardware verification, debugging, and failure analysis. You will work with cross-functional teams on root cause identification and corrective actions across the product lifecycle—from NPI to production release.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience, BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, and strong lab skills with oscilloscopes and DAQ systems. Equity and benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent).
• 8+ years hands-on system/board hardware verification/debug experience.
• Knowledge of manufacturing and production testing of boards and systems.
• Experience with system test development and components such as servers, storage, networks, power, cooling, security, and software.
• Exposure to digital design, circuit analysis, schematic review, statistical analysis, firmware, drivers, and diagnostic software.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with multi-functional teams to align and maintain failure analysis plans and requirements.
• Develop test strategies for new features, including test equipment and software specifications.
• Perform PCB-level debugging to isolate faults for quotes and FA.
• Investigate product failures and determine solutions through lab experimentation and cross-team collaboration.
• Apply system design and PCBA manufacturing knowledge to propose containment and corrective actions.

Skills

Hardware verification

PCB debugging

Root cause analysis

Collaborative

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

DAQ

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior PQE to support automotive and Tegra product lines through hardware verification, debugging, and failure analysis. You will work with cross-functional teams on root cause identification and corrective actions across the product lifecycle—from NPI to production release.

The role requires 8+ years of hands-on experience, BS/MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, and strong lab skills with oscilloscopes and DAQ systems. Equity and benefits are provided.