Senior IO Validation Engineer

Nvidia

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Santa Clara, CA Posted 37 days ago $168,000–$264,500 / year

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TL;DR

Join NVIDIA’s High-Speed Interconnect (HSIC) team as a senior engineer contributing to the design of next-generation high-speed interconnects like NVLink and NVLink-C2C, focusing on power optimizations and ensuring interoperability in complex systems. You will collaborate closely with various engineering teams to drive the development and release of cutting-edge products used across AI, consumer graphics, self-driving cars, and more. Ideal candidates have an EE/CE degree or equivalent experience, 8+ years in HSIO development, and expertise in areas such as PCIe, chip-to-chip interconnects, system-level power management, large-scale data center topologies, and firmware/driver structures. Strong fundamentals in high-speed interfaces, timing analysis, and statistical error rates are essential for this dynamic role that demands on-site presence in Santa Clara, CA.

Skills

PCIe NVLink NVLink-C2C HSIO BER Data_Center_Topologies Firmware Driver_Structures Computer_Architecture High_Speed_Interfaces Timing_Analysis Power_Optimization System_Level_Power_Management

What you'll do

Contribute to the design of next-generation high-speed IOs like NVLink and NVLink-C2C.
Optimize IO power for efficiency and stability in complex interconnect topologies.
Debug technically challenging HSIO bugs across various engineering teams.
Ensure interoperability with connected devices and system components in intricate setups.
Collaborate on the development, debug, and release of next-generation products.

What we're looking for

BS or MS degree in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
8+ years of HSIO development, bringup planning, and validation.
Experience with high-speed interfaces like PCIe and chip-to-chip interconnects.
Expertise in system-level power management optimizations.
Understanding of firmware/driver structures and their interaction with hardware.
Strong knowledge in computer architecture, timing analysis, and statistical error rates.

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $171k

This role $216k

$103k most similar roles pay here $282k

This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $139,050–$203,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $216k versus about $171k 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

Nvidia currently has 824 open roles on FindRole.

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