Senior Hardware Systems Engineer, LPU Platform Pathfinding

Nvidia

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On-site
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$184,000–$287,500 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
11 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $236k
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This role pays more than 84% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $206k for comparable roles.

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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 Systems Engineer, LPU Platform Pathfinding

As a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer - LPU Platform Pathfinding, you will join the team to build next-generation Language Processing Unit platforms designed for demanding AI workloads. You will drive hardware pathfinding by leading early investigations into new architectures for power delivery, cooling, mechanical design, and high-bandwidth interconnects like optical links and backplanes. Your role involves making system-level technical decisions, performing full-stack system debug across electrical, thermal, firmware, and OS layers, and conducting root-cause analysis to ensure production-ready systems. You will collaborate with silicon, architecture, data center, and manufacturing teams to solve complex hardware challenges. The role requires expertise in power design, mechanical engineering, and performance tuning while addressing the specific technical requirements of large-scale AI platforms including LPU, GPU, and TPU architectures within a high-performance computing environment.

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