NVIDIA
Senior PCIe Post-Silicon Validation Engineer
$136K–$264K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jan 9, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of meaningful validation experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in EE, ECE, CS or equivalent experience.
About the job
Validates processor features after silicon fabrication by developing test infrastructure, running lab tests, and confirming design correctness.
What you'll do
- Define validation scope and develop post-silicon verification infrastructure, including test plans, tests, and data-analysis scripts.
- Use lab equipment to validate silicon features, implement test and coverage plans, and debug design issues.
- Work with ASIC, software, and system teams to drive issues to closure.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in EE, ECE, CS, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of meaningful validation experience.
- Expertise in Python and/or Perl.
- Strong debugging and analytical skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure.
Nice to have
- Exposure to design and verification tools such as VCS or equivalent simulation tools, and debug tools such as Debussy and GDB.
- Bus protocol or interconnect verification experience; lab equipment background, including oscilloscopes and logic analyzers, is helpful.
Pay
136,000 USD - 218,500 USD (base salary, Level 3); 168,000 USD - 264,500 USD (base salary, Level 4)
Tools
VCS, Debussy, GDB, Python, Perl, PCI Express, SATA, USB
AI focus
No AI work is stated for the role; NVIDIA states that it uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative