Senior System Level Test Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$196,000–$310,500 / yr
Posted
67 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $253k
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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 System Level Test Engineer

As a Senior System Level Test Engineer - LPU, you will join the team to lead the design, automation, and validation of System Level Tests for High Volume Manufacturing involving complex, high power, and high speed SOCs. You will develop integrated test flows, scripts, and automation to ensure robust coverage and seamless communication between test controllers and peripherals. Your role involves collaborating with architecture and chip design teams to deliver production-ready solutions while overseeing handler selection, PCB design, and temperature control systems. You will also manage silicon qualification, reliability testing, and yield analysis in coordination with OSATs. The role requires expertise in C#, C/C++, PERL, Python, and the .NET framework. You must possess experience in new silicon bring up, high speed I/Os, network topology, security provisioning, and fuse programming implementation for advanced SoC and ASIC products.

What you'll do

  • Lead the design, automation, and validation of System Level Tests (SLT) for high-volume manufacturing of complex SOCs.
  • Develop and integrate test flows, scripts, and automation to ensure robust coverage and seamless communication between controllers and peripherals.
  • Partner with architecture and chip design teams to deliver production-ready SLT and HVM test solutions.
  • Drive custom SLT development to optimize system performance, power efficiency, and overall test coverage.
  • Oversee handler selection, hardware integration, PCB design, socket selection, and temperature control systems.
  • Improve manufacturing quality by enhancing test correlation, yield, and reliability across NPI, HVM, and RMA processes.
  • Collaborate with OSATs on production enablement, sustaining, yield analysis, and DPPM reduction initiatives.
  • Support silicon qualification and reliability testing including HTOL and burn-in at the system level.

What we're looking for

  • MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
  • 12+ years of experience in systems level test, systems validation, and/or bench testing.
  • Experience in new silicon bring up at the system level.
  • Experience driving SLT testing and deployment for High Volume Manufacturing (HVM).
  • Experience testing and characterizing high power SOCs and High Speed I/Os.
  • Knowledge of network topology and experience in network connectivity.
  • Proficiency in C#, C/C++, PERL, Python, and the .NET framework.
  • Experience in security provisioning and knowledge of fuse programming implementation.

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