NVIDIA
Supplier Base Engineer – Liquid Cooling Contamination Control
$152K–$288K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Jul 20, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in contamination control, manufacturing engineering, fluid systems, precision assembly, or high-reliability product development.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develop contamination-control strategies and supplier manufacturing readiness for NVIDIA liquid-cooling products, from new product introduction through high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Define cleanliness standards, inspection methods, acceptance criteria, and cleaning and handling requirements for liquid-cooling components.
- Investigate contamination-related failures and implement prevention and containment controls with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
- Lead supplier qualification, process audits, and improvement efforts to meet contamination-control and manufacturing standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience developing contamination-prevention strategies, cleanliness specifications, and manufacturing inspection methods.
- Hands-on experience with particle detection and cleanliness assessment, such as optical inspection, microscopy, particle counting, image analysis, or fluid cleanliness testing.
- Experience validating inspection systems using GR&R, correlation studies, process capability analysis, and false reject/escape analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with liquid cooling systems, technical cleanliness standards (e.g., ISO 16232, VDA 19/19.1), precision cleaning, or particulate cleanliness measurement.
- Experience supporting supplier qualification and high-volume production, or developing automated contamination-inspection solutions.
Pay
152,000 USD - 253,000 USD base salary (Level 4); 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary (Level 5)
Tools
optical inspection, microscopy, image analysis, particle counting, GR&R, ISO 16232, VDA 19/19.1
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