Lead Post-silicon Validation Engineer

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

Lead Post-Silicon Validation Engineer for NVIDIA's GPU Engineering Team, focusing on memory systems for GPUs used in graphics, deep learning, HPC, and automotive markets. Responsibilities include managing post-silicon bringup, characterization, productization, and developing/qualifying memory system software and firmware. The role involves customer and vendor interaction for silicon issues and contribution throughout the GPU development cycle.

What you'd actually do

  1. In this role, you will manage and help lead post-silicon bringup, characterization, and productization of the memory system for NVIDIA's GPU products.
  2. Develop, qualify, and work on compliance of memory system software and firmware.
  3. You will be the primary contact for customers internal and external, and DRAM vendors for silicon issues relating to memory.
  4. Contribute through the GPU development cycle from concept, Plan of Record, Architecture, Micro-architecture, design, validation, physical design and tape out.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related fields (or equivalent experience)
  • 12+ years of proven experience with three years and working with memory systems in the lab.
  • Direct experience in taking an SOC/GPU from concept level to production.
  • Experience in DRAM, high speed DRAM Interfaces like HBM, GDDR and LPDDR and their timing, analog, and digital requirements.
  • Ability to understand the Top N issues in a myriad of data.
  • Ability to facilitate and make decisions looking at all the spokes in a decision wheel.
  • Excellent written, verbal and technical communications.

Nice to have

  • Experience in working with DRAM vendors to debug post-silicon issues and drive solutions.
  • Proven record of implementing processes and methodologies.
  • System C or C++ development skills, or relevant programming experience.