NVIDIA
Senior Hardware Application Engineer
$136K–$264K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years relevant experience in supporting enterprise datacenter products for x86 or ARM architecture.
- Education
- BS or higher in EE, CE or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
About the job
Provides technical enablement and onsite/offsite support to enterprise OEM customers integrating NVIDIA datacenter products into workstation and server systems.
What you'll do
- Support OEM design, validation, production, hardware bring-up, debugging, and resolution or escalation of customer issues.
- Review server designs and advise on system requirements, architecture, and integration issues for HPC and AI workloads.
- Create product specifications, hardware design guides, application notes, and other technical collateral.
What they ask for
- BS or higher in EE, CE or Systems Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years relevant experience in supporting enterprise datacenter products for x86 or ARM architecture.
- Experience using Cadence Allegro Schematic Design Entry (Concept HDL) design tools and Allegro PCB Layout.
- Experience with lab tools such as oscilloscope, multi-meters and logic analyzers.
Nice to have
- Previous experience as an application engineer or in an equivalent customer-interacting role is a plus.
Pay
136,000 USD - 218,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
Cadence Allegro Schematic Design Entry (Concept HDL), Allegro PCB Layout, oscilloscope, multi-meters, logic analyzers, x86, ARM, PCIe
AI focus
Supports enterprise datacenter products for HPC and AI workloads; NVIDIA also states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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