Product Development Engineer, Post-Si Characterization

Nvidia

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Location
Santa Clara, CA
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$136,000–$212,750 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Product Development Engineer, Post-Si Characterization

Product Development Engineer -- Post-Si Characterization joins the Operations Product Development Engineering GPU Team to productize chips for consumer, professional, and datacenter markets. This role involves driving latest architecture designs to market by pioneering modern ATE test methodologies for next-generation GPU circuits, advanced silicon technologies, and innovative assembly processes. The engineer will partner with feature designers to establish success criteria, identify yield bottlenecks, analyze test failures at the wafer and package levels on Automatic Test Equipment, and propose DOEs for complex characterization problems. Key responsibilities include influencing next-generation ASIC designs to improve circuit quality and testability. Required skills include experience in digital design, circuit analysis, characterization, qualification, DFT, and device physics. Technical proficiency includes ATE test flows, JMP software for statistical data analysis, and specific knowledge of logic or SRAM and Voltage/Frequency characterization.

What you'll do

  • Drive latest architecture designs to market for consumer, professional, and datacenter GPU products.
  • Pioneer modern ATE test methodologies for next-generation GPU circuits and advanced silicon technologies.
  • Partner with feature designers to establish success criteria from concept to silicon production.
  • Identify and resolve yield bottlenecks and analyze wafer/package level failures on Automatic Test Equipment.
  • Design and execute Designs of Experiments (DOEs) to solve complex characterization problems.
  • Lead cross-functional efforts with foundry, DFT, and quality teams to root-cause and solve technical issues.
  • Influence next-generation ASIC designs to improve circuit quality and testability at the architecture level.
  • Analyze statistical data using JMP or other tools to reduce test times and improve silicon release speed.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of product development engineering or relevant experience.
  • Experience with digital design, circuit analysis, characterization, and qualification.
  • Knowledge of ATE test flows, DFT, and device physics.
  • Proficiency in statistical data analysis using JMP software or other analytic tools.
  • Strong problem solving skills, critical thinking, and ability to make data-driven decisions.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills and experience with cross-functional collaboration.
  • Ability to drive problems to closure independently with minimal supervision.

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