Systems Quality and Reliability Lead - Lpu

NVIDIA NVIDIA · Semiconductors · Santa Clara, CA

This role focuses on the quality and reliability of NVIDIA's AI/ML products, specifically managing RMA and Failure Analysis (FA) debug and root-cause analysis. The engineer will analyze field data, identify trends, create reports, and oversee hardware quality performance and operational performance of FA at manufacturing partners. While the role is within an AI company and deals with AI/ML products, the core function is systems quality and reliability engineering, not direct AI/ML model development or deployment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Conduct and lead debug and root-cause analysis of field RMAs. Collaborate with Systems Engineers, Hardware engineers, Software engineers, and operations engineers as required
  2. Scale root cause FA capabilities within your organization
  3. Create FA result reports that align with standard 8D or similar process
  4. Analyze RMA, FA and repair data. Identify trends and raise quality alerts when necessary. Drive resolution, containment, and mitigation plans for such quality alerts
  5. Oversee hardware quality performance, monitoring field quality data and associated metrics including RMA rates, MTBF, and Reliability Ratio

Skills

Required

  • BS/MS in EE, Physics or a related degree (or equivalent experience)
  • 8+ yrs of hands on systems test and/or validation engineering experience
  • Proven hands-on management and leadership experience
  • Competence using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers etc.
  • Experience with enabling reliability tests such as HTOL and quality tests such as Burn in
  • Strong knowledge of Fault isolation techniques such as OBIRCH, DLS/LADA, LVP and LVI
  • Proficiency with high speed interfaces (SerDes, PCIe, DDR)
  • Proficiency in Python, PERL, C++, or other languages on UNIX /Linux
  • Excellent knowledge of PCB card and system level test and debug as well as be able to manage factory floor partners (CMs) for RMA/FA activities

Nice to have

  • working knowledge of FA techniques and tools such as FIB, SEM, TDR, VNA and CSAM

What the JD emphasized

  • 8+ yrs of hands on systems test and/or validation engineering experience
  • Proven hands-on management and leadership experience