Senior Product Development Engineer - Datacenter

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a senior manufacturing engineer to lead the design and execution of the datacenter PCB manufacturing process. You will work with hardware, firmware, software teams, and contract manufacturers to enforce DFM and deliver end-to-end solutions to optimize yield and profitability.

The role requires extensive PCB/PCBA experience, FPGA expertise, Python coding, and strong data analytics to drive process improvements in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of relevant experience.
• Proven PCBA design and manufacture experience.
• Strong electronics troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• FPGA implementation experience, IP security, and high-speed signaling.
• Familiar with power/thermal systems for datacenter servers.
• Experience with SMT/ICT/robotics and standard PCB test technologies.
• Teamwork in a global matrix organization; data-driven improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Own developing and executing the manufacturing process for datacenter PCBs and assemblies.
• Engage with HW/FW/SW teams, contract manufacturers, and other ops groups to enforce DFM and optimize profit.
• Participate in manufacturing process planning, scheduling and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with factory personnel and engineering teams during prototype builds, driving solutions to day-to-day problems.
• Work with operations teams to define and implement process improvements based on data analysis.

Skills

PCBA design and manufacturing

FPGA implementation

Python programming

Power and thermal design

DFM/DFT

Data analysis / statistics

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

12+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Python tools

Altium/PCB design tools

DFM/DFT tooling

Job description

What you\'ll be doing:

Our team owns developing and executing the manufacturing process for new datacenter printed circuit boards and assemblies incorporating the latest NVIDIA GPU, interconnect and CPU technologies.

Early engagement with HW/FW/SW engineering teams, contract manufacturers, and other operations groups such as procurement and quality, to enforce DFM requirements, build end-to-end solutions that will avoid manufacturing problems and optimize profit.

Participation in mfg. process planning, scheduling and cost optimization.

Work closely with factory personnel and engineering teams during prototype/validation builds, driving solutions to day-to-day problems, collecting metrics and reporting status.

Work with operations teams to define and implement process improvements, often based on data collection and analysis.

What we need to see:

• BS/MS or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering and 12 + years of relevant work experience.
• Proven skills and experience in design and manufacture of PCBA’s.
• Excellent electronics troubleshooting and rational problem solving skills.
• FPGA implementation expertise, including IP security and high speed signaling.
• Familiar with power and thermal system design for datacenter rack server systems.
• Knowledge of industry standard PCB/PCBA assembly and test technologies such as SMT, ICT, robotics, quality standards, etc.
• Excellent teamwork skills, working in a global, matrixed team and motivated to continually improve/optimize processes.
• Familiar with diagnostics/test software as used in a factory setting.
• CPU, GPU, HBM, PCIe expertise and comfortable writing Python code.
• Operations Research/Industrial Engineering/statistics skills are a plus.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are 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 and, due to unparalleled growth, best-in-class teams are rapidly growing.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5, and 240,000 USD - 379,500 USD for Level 6.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 7, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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