Senior Systems Design Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$136,000–$212,750 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
12 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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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 1623 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Design Engineer

The Senior Systems Design Engineer joins the Graphics Product Team to develop NVIDIA GPU, CPU, and SoC based products for datacenters, automotive, robotics, industrial PCs, and consumer electronics. Working with a cross-functional team of hardware and software engineers, you will build system hardware products while balancing cost, performance, and schedule requirements. Daily responsibilities include creating schematics, supervising PCB layout, leading initial bringup and debug efforts, and optimizing circuits for better performance. You must utilize lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers to guide validation teams through issue resolution. The role requires a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and expertise in hardware system design fundamentals. You will manage documentation for manufacturing and partners while improving design flows to support complex hardware integration.

What you'll do

  • Build system hardware products around GPU, CPU, and Tegra SoC.
  • Balance product cost, performance, and schedule under the guidance of architects.
  • Drive initial hardware bringup and lead all debug efforts.
  • Create schematics and supervise PCB layout and system validation.
  • Manage documentation required to release products to manufacturers and partners.
  • Optimize and invent circuits and functions for better performance and lower cost.
  • Improve the design flow in coordination with the infrastructure team.

What we're looking for

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of proven experience.
  • Strong technical EE and hardware system design fundamentals and experience.
  • Strong analytical skills including experience in PCB and system design and review.
  • Hands-on bring-up experience with the ability to lead and drive efforts independently.
  • Strong board-level and system-level debugging skills to guide validation teams.
  • Strong experience using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
  • Excellent communication skills and a flexible, team-oriented attitude.

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