NVIDIA
Senior High Speed SerDes Validation Engineer
$168K–$310K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 11, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years or more validating and debugging complex systems.
- Education
- BSEE or BSCE or equivalent experience.
About the job
Validates NVIDIA DGX server products by developing and executing automated tests, debugging system-level issues, and supporting production release.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end product validation, including test planning, automation, coverage, execution, bug resolution, and production release.
- Coordinate with ODMs, suppliers, QA, and internal and external teams to ensure test coverage and deliver products.
- Develop system-level stress and performance testing strategies using Deep Learning/AI applications; solve hardware and software issues.
What they ask for
- Ability to work on site in a hardware lab 5 days a week.
- BSEE, BSCE, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience validating and debugging complex systems.
- High-speed SERDES validation at 50GBaud/s and above; strong understanding of DSP-based high-speed SERDES architectures.
Nice to have
- Experience with datacenter products, including system management, security, networking, and storage; familiarity with Ethernet and InfiniBand switch architectures.
- Hands-on SERDES performance tuning; process improvement, tools and automation, or circuit and waveform analysis experience.
Pay
168,000 USD - 264,500 USD base salary (Level 4); 196,000 USD - 310,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
Oscilloscopes, Digital Multi Meter, C/C++, JS, Python, Ethernet, InfiniBand
AI focus
Develop system-level stress and performance testing strategies using Deep Learning/AI applications. NVIDIA also states that it uses AI tools in recruiting processes.
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