Senior Validation Engineer

Nvidia

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Work type
On-site
Location
Hillsboro, OR
Salary
$168,000–$258,750 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
147 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $213k
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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 Validation Engineer

As a Senior Validation Engineer, you will join a specialized team to lead project validation efforts in the lab while ensuring flawless execution and high-quality results. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to monitor progress, guide members through technical issues, manage debug meetings, and report on resourcing and equipment needs to leadership. Your daily work involves solving complex problems related to hardware performance and reliability. The role requires expertise in design of experiments, oscilloscope usage for capturing low and high speed signals, and analyzing I2C, SPI, I3C, UART, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, and Infiniband protocols. You will perform switching power supply testing using Bode and Nyquist analysis, conduct EMI and EMC product debug, utilize the Linux command line for system testing, and execute thermal testing to resolve heat flow problems in high wattage ASICs.

What you'll do

  • Lead project validation efforts in the lab to ensure flawless execution and results.
  • Monitor validation progress and guide team members through complex technical issues.
  • Report progress and determine resource and equipment strategies to leadership.
  • Manage debug meetings to ensure strict adherence to project timelines and objectives.
  • Anticipate potential project risks and develop proactive solutions for the team.
  • Perform high-speed signal capture and analysis using oscilloscopes and probing tools.
  • Conduct switching power supply testing including load testing, tuning, and Bode/Nyquist analysis.
  • Execute EMI/EMC product debug and thermal testing to solve heat flow problems in high-wattage ASICs.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in validation engineering with a proven track record of success.
  • BSEE or BSCE degree or equivalent experience.
  • Strong leadership skills to guide teams through technical issues and achieve ambitious goals.
  • Excellent communication skills for reporting progress and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Thorough understanding of design of experiments and debug to analytically reduce complex tasks.
  • Experience in detailed oscilloscope usage and probing for low speed, high speed, and spurious signals.
  • Experience with I2C, SPI, I3C, UART, PCIe, USB, Ethernet, and InfiniBand signals.
  • Understanding of switching power supply testing including load testing, tuning, Bode analysis, and Nyquist analysis.

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