NVIDIA
Hardware Design Validation Engineer - Memory Subsystem
$108K–$213K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Jul 2, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years relevant experience.
- Education
- BS or MS EE degree (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Validates and tunes GPU memory subsystems from initial silicon power-on through production, debugging issues across hardware and software/firmware.
What you'll do
- Plan and perform DDR memory tuning, validation, and feature enablement.
- Review silicon specifications, component datasheets, board schematics, and layout; debug and resolve subsystem issues.
- Improve memory bring-up and validation strategy and provide recommendations to silicon, board, and software teams.
What they ask for
- Understanding of high-speed signal integrity and experience with oscilloscopes.
- Understanding of schematic capture and board design.
- Working knowledge of PC systems, Windows OS, and Linux.
- Familiarity with scripting or programming languages such as C, C++, JAVA, Python, or Perl.
Nice to have
- Experience as a tutor or teacher’s assistant.
- Good presentation skills.
Pay
108,000 USD - 184,000 USD (base salary, Level 2); 136,000 USD - 212,750 USD (base salary, Level 3)
Tools
DDR, oscilloscopes, Windows OS, Linux, C, C++, JAVA, Python
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; the role does not state that it involves AI work.
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