Senior Hardware Applications Engineer

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA
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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 · Senior Hardware Applications Engineer

The Senior Hardware Applications Engineer joins the team to focus on customer enablement of enterprise products in a datacenter environment. This highly technical role involves creating product specifications, hardware design guides, application notes, and other technical collateral to support successful customer designs using NVIDIA datacenter products. You will work with internal teams to understand system design requirements for HPC and AI workloads on x86 and ARM servers. Responsibilities include reviewing customer designs for architecture, thermal, mechanical, schematic, layout, and signal integrity, as well as performing hardware debug using oscilloscopes and analyzers. Required skills include experience with Cadence Allegro Schematic Design Entry and PCB Layout, power integrity concepts, and high-speed board design methodologies. You must solve system integration issues related to PCIe, GPU interconnects, and out of band management services.

What you'll do

  • Create product specifications, hardware design guides, application notes, and other technical collateral.
  • Analyze system design requirements for HPC and AI workloads to drive platform configuration guides.
  • Review customer designs for architecture, thermal, mechanical, schematic, layout, and signal integrity.
  • Communicate directly with customers to analyze data, reproduce errors, and resolve technical issues.
  • Perform hardware debug using oscilloscopes and analyzers to qualify and validate NVIDIA products.
  • Track and file new bugs while reproducing issues as needed for customer systems.
  • Resolve system integration issues related to thermal, mechanical, electrical, PCIe, and GPU interconnects.

What we're looking for

  • BS or higher in EE, CE, or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience supporting enterprise datacenter products for x86 or ARM architecture.
  • Experience using Cadence Allegro Schematic Design Entry (Concept HDL) and Allegro PCB Layout tools.
  • Experience using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, and logic analyzers.
  • Background in power integrity concepts, signal integrity principles, and high-speed board design methodologies.
  • Understanding of x86 and ARM system architecture for server design including BMC, security, and out of band management.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with professional-level interpersonal skills.
  • Previous experience as an application engineer or equivalent customer-interacting role (preferred).

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