NVIDIA
Senior High Speed SerDes Validation Engineer
$168K–$310K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years validating and debugging complex systems.
- Education
- BSEE or BSCE or equivalent experience.
About the job
Validates NVIDIA DGX server products from planning through production release, developing automated tests and resolving system-level hardware and software issues.
What you'll do
- Own end-to-end product validation, including test plans, automation, coverage, execution, bug resolution, and production release.
- Coordinate with ODMs, suppliers, QA, and internal and external teams to ensure test coverage and delivery.
- Develop system-level stress and performance tests using Deep Learning/AI applications and troubleshoot GPU computing platforms.
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 is required.
- Experience with high-speed IO validation, real-world workloads and factory diagnosis tools, lab instrumentation, and DSP-based SERDES architectures; coding with C/C++, JS, and Python.
Nice to have
- Datacenter product experience, including system management, security, networking, or storage; familiarity with Ethernet and InfiniBand switch architectures.
- SERDES performance tuning, circuit and waveform analysis, or continuous process improvement involving tools and automation.
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 states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
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