Senior Datacenter Product Development Engineer

Nvidia

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$200,000–$322,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
10 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $261k
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This role pays more than 89% of similar roles. Most pay $158,987–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $261k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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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

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TL;DR · Senior Datacenter Product Development Engineer

As a Senior Datacenter Product Development Engineer, you will join the team responsible for developing and delivering manufacturing, testing, and failure analysis processes for new datacenter servers featuring advanced GPU, CPU, and high-speed interconnect technologies. You will create comprehensive product development plans, participate in DFX process planning, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize costs and improve production quality. Your daily work involves troubleshooting server platforms, developing SOPs, analyzing build dashboards for yield metrics, and managing factory assembly standards. The role requires expertise in complex compute and AI server architectures, rack scale systems, power and thermal design, and hardware debugging. You will utilize Python for scripting, navigate the Linux command line, and apply knowledge of PCIe, HBM, and signal integrity to solve technical problems within the datacenter infrastructure domain.

What you'll do

  • Develop and deliver manufacturing, testing, and failure analysis processes for new datacenter servers and assemblies.
  • Create comprehensive product development plans to ensure high quality and optimize production costs.
  • Participate in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Test (DFT) reviews to provide actionable feedback.
  • Drive solutions during prototype and validation builds while collecting metrics and reporting status.
  • Analyze build dashboards to monitor throughput, yields, and failure categories for process improvement.
  • Create technical documentation and SOPs for assembly, testing, and debugging for internal teams and partners.
  • Debug server platforms according to guidelines and perform minor rework or unit recovery.
  • Collaborate with contract manufacturers to ensure factory assembly and test plans meet company standards.

What we're looking for

  • BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 12+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Solid understanding of complex compute/AI server system architecture and rack scale systems.
  • Proven skills in the design and manufacture of complex hardware platforms.
  • Experience with power and thermal system design for datacenter rack server systems.
  • Proficiency in Python for writing code and test scripts, along with Linux command line familiarity.
  • Expertise in CPU, GPU, HBM, and PCIe (preferred).
  • Strong EE fundamentals including digital design, signal integrity, and fault analysis (preferred).

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