NVIDIA
Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer
$168K–$322K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Jun 8, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of related experience.
- Education
- BS+ in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads end-to-end hardware validation for GPU, datacenter, and automotive platforms, from design and bring-up through mass production.
What you'll do
- Set validation strategy and test plans, track release readiness, and own validation status and risks.
- Lead validation engineers and cross-functional teams; drive system-level debugging, root-cause analysis, and design feedback.
- Guide manufacturing tests and production troubleshooting, improve yield, and build scalable validation automation and lab infrastructure.
What they ask for
- BS+ in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of related experience and a proven track record as technical lead for a shipping hardware product.
- Hands-on system troubleshooting and power validation; expertise in high-speed IO and proficiency in low-speed IO validation.
- Experience with system functional and stress testing, lab equipment and scripting, Linux, and manufacturing test plans.
Nice to have
- Validation leadership for a GPU, server, automotive platform, or AI accelerator from first silicon to mass production.
- Datacenter platform experience, including rack-scale power, liquid cooling, or BMC manageability.
Pay
168,000 USD - 258,750 USD (base salary); 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Linux, PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet, USB, I2C, SPI, UART
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