Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to lead validation activities in the Datacenter Systems Engineering team. You’ll work closely with validation engineers, board designers, silicon characterization, and AE teams to ensure product validation and test coverage are optimal. The ideal candidate is self‑motivated, works well with different teams, is very comfortable in a lab environment, and demonstrates passion for product‑level validation.

They should have strong debug/circuit analysis fundamentals as well as automation and scripting experience, and be capable of thriving in a fast‑paced, evolving product environment.

• Design and develop validation plans for GPU and CPU modules and other peripheral cards that get integrated into NVIDIA’s datacenter products.
• Debug, triage issues, perform root‑cause analysis, verify fixes, define new tests, and improve product test plans.
• Electrical, functional and stress testing of all interfaces such as power monitoring control loops, I2C, SPI, SMBus, PCIe, and USB.
• Track and coordinate all validation activities from bring‑up to production release.
• Collaborate with multi‑functional teams—including designers, silicon, SW, and thermal leads—to test and debug any HW/SW product issues.
• Design diagnostic suite and test plans for engineering builds.
• Provide schematic and layout reviews on next‑generation board designs.

• BSEE/BSCE or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of validation experience.
• Strong understanding of digital design, circuit design and analysis, computer architecture, and CPU/GPU architecture.
• Validation experience with board bring‑up, lab debug, and lab tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers).
• Programming skills with Python or other scripting languages (such as Perl, Shell).
• Experience with ARM CPU architecture and hardware validation.
• Excellent design, debugging and problem‑solving skills, with a strong bias for action, quality and engineering excellence.

• Validation experience with CPU/GPU/SOC products.
• Knowledge of control systems, PID tuning, and power transistor fundamentals.
• Experience with test automation and developing scripts to improve validation efficiency.
• Highly motivated and able to thrive in a fast‑pace environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD – 258,750 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until June 20, 2026.

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