Senior Circuit Characterization Engineer

Nvidia

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Us, Ca, Santa Clara, US Posted 50 days ago $136,000–$218,500 / year
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TL;DR

Join NVIDIA’s Silicon Solutions Engineering Team as a Senior Silicon Circuit Characterization Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in bringing new chips to market by optimizing their performance, power, yield, and quality. Your day-to-day responsibilities include developing methodologies for characterizing analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, designing tools to enhance execution efficiency, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to address complex silicon and system-level issues. You will also mentor junior engineers and interns while driving design improvements based on lab findings. Ideal candidates hold a BS or MS in EE/CE and have 5+ years of experience in silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation. Proficiency in Python, C/C++, and hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and DAQ systems are essential, along with deep knowledge of chip and board-level analysis techniques and data analysis tools.

Skills

Python C C++ Linux Silicon Bringup Frequency Characterization Power Characterization Tester to System Correlation Lab Equipment Usage Product Binning Data Analysis Critical Path Analysis Power Supply Noise Analysis Substrate Noise Mitigation Digital Design BIOS Drivers Software Applications

What you'll do

  • Participate in silicon bringup and post-silicon characterization to optimize performance, power, yield, and quality.
  • Develop methodologies for characterizing analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits and correlate behavior with simulations.
  • Design tools to enhance execution efficiency across multiple product lines simultaneously.
  • Solve complex silicon and system-level issues and lead resolution of critical bugs.
  • Mentor junior engineers and interns in the lab environment.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in silicon bring-up and post-silicon validation.
  • BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Engineering or equivalent.
  • Hands-on experience with lab equipment for characterization tasks.
  • Deep understanding of product binning, optimization techniques, and data analysis.
  • Knowledge of chip and board level dI/dt analysis and PDN design.
  • Familiarity with Python, C/C++, tool development, and script creation.
  • Experience in critical path, power analysis, and silicon reliability mechanisms.

Market check

Salary context

This $136,000–$218,500 range sits above 59% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$136,000–$218,500

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$144,875–$213,018

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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About Nvidia

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

Nvidia currently has 802 open roles on FindRole.

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