Senior System Design Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$168,000–$258,750 / yr
Posted
7 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $213k
$129k most similar roles pay here $273k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $146,462–$206,842 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $213k versus about $177k 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 896 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior System Design Engineer

As a Senior System Design Engineer within the System Product Team, you will collaborate with peer engineers to develop GPU and Tegra based products for diverse applications including MGX servers, automotive systems, robotics, industrial PCs, and consumer electronics. Your daily responsibilities involve reviewing board designs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to balance product cost, performance, and schedule under architect guidance, and creating documentation for manufacturing release. You will also focus on optimizing circuits and functions while improving design flows alongside the infrastructure team. To succeed, you must possess a degree in Electrical Engineering and over ten years of experience in board design and PCB review. Required technical skills include proficiency with lab tools like oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers, along with experience navigating various Linux environments and Windows operating systems to solve complex hardware integration challenges.

What you'll do

  • Review board designs and collaborate with engineers to develop product solutions.
  • Balance product cost, performance, and schedule under the guidance of architects.
  • Create documentation required to release products to manufacturers and partners.
  • Optimize and invent circuits and functions for better performance and lower costs.
  • Improve the design flow in coordination with the infrastructure team.
  • Develop GPU/Tegra based products for servers, automotive, robotics, and consumer electronics.

What we're looking for

  • B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of proven board design experience.
  • Strong analytical skills including past experience in PCB design and review.
  • Experience using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
  • Proficiency working in various Linux environments and Windows OS.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

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