Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer role at NVIDIA, focusing on developing and implementing automated test plans for GPU accelerated computing products. Responsibilities include end-to-end product validation, collaboration with external teams, and solving complex hardware/software issues. Requires experience in hardware validation, debugging complex systems, and coding in languages like C++, JS, and Python.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own validation of products from start to finish including test plan development, automation, design for validation requirements, resource planning, coverage metrics, test execution, bug resolution, and release to production.
  2. Collaborate with ODMs, component suppliers, and QA teams to ensure no gaps in coverage.
  3. Coordinate internal and external teams in different times zones.
  4. Develop system level stress and performance testing strategies using industry leading Deep Learning/AI applications.
  5. Solve complex system level hardware and software issues on GPU accelerated computing platforms.

Skills

Required

  • Hardware validation
  • Debugging complex systems
  • C++
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Lab instrumentations (e.g., Oscilloscopes, Digital Multi Meter)
  • Computing architectures

Nice to have

  • Datacenter products (system management, security, networking, storage)
  • x86/Arm server architectures
  • Accelerated GPU computing
  • Circuit and Waveform analysis

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to work on site in hardware lab environment 5 days a week
  • 5+ years or more of experience in validating and debugging complex systems.
  • Deep understanding of computing architectures.