Senior System Design Engineer

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 258,750; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a System Design Engineer to work in the System Product Team. This role involves reviewing designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams and optimizing circuits. Candidates must have a B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering and 10+ years of board design experience. Proficiency with lab tools and Linux/Windows environments is essential. Competitive salary range is $168,000 - $258,750 for Level 4 and $200,000 - $322,000 for Level 5, along with equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven board design experience.
• Comfortable working in various Linux environments and Windows OS.
• Strong analytical skills including past experience in PCB design and review.

Responsibilities

• Review board designs and collaborate on product solutions.
• Collaborate with teams to balance product cost, performance, and schedule.
• Participate in documentation required for product release.
• Optimize circuits and functions for performance and cost.
• Improve design flow with the infrastructure team.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Experience with lab tools

Experience in PCB design

Linux and Windows OS proficiency

Strong verbal and written skills

Education

B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Logic analyzers

Job description

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new challenges that are hard to tackle, that only we can pursue, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human creativity and intelligence. We are now looking for a System Design Engineer in the System Product Team. In this role, you will be working with peer system design engineers to develop NVIDIA GPU/Tegra based products for GPU cards, MGX servers, automotive, robotics, industrial PC, consumer electronics, etc.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Review board designs and collaborate with other design engineers on product solutions.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to pursue the balance of product cost, performance, and schedule under the guidance of system architects and product architects.
• Participate in the documentation required to release the product to manufacturers and partners.
• Optimize and invent circuits and functions for better performance and lower cost.
• Improve the design flow together with the infrastructure team.

What We Need To See

• B.S or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of proven board design experience.
• Strong analytical skills including past experience in PCB design and review.
• Experience with using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
• Comfortable working in various Linux environments as well as with Windows OS’s.
• Strong verbal and written skills.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD – 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD – 322,000 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until January 19, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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