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Senior High-Speed IO Validation Engineer

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

6/8/2026

Compensation

$136,000 - $258,750 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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Job description

The Senior High-Speed IO (HSIO) Validation Engineer will join NVIDIA's hardware product team, focusing on the validation of next-generation GPU, CPU, and high-performance computing platforms. This role involves driving system-level debug from initial hardware bring-up to full-scale production. The engineer will work closely with various teams to ensure high-quality product delivery while pushing technical boundaries. The position requires a strong understanding of high-speed interfaces and hands-on experience with lab equipment.

Requirements

  • BS+ in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of post-silicon HSIO validation or system bring-up experience.
  • Ability to work on site in a hardware lab environment 5 days a week at NVIDIA HQ.
  • Solid understanding of at least one high-speed interface protocol such as PCIe, NVLink, or Ethernet.
  • Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as high-bandwidth DSOs and protocol analyzers.
  • Proven system-level debug skills on complex hardware platforms.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Own HSIO validation of NVIDIA products end-to-end, including test plan development and execution.
  • Validate high-speed interfaces across the protocol, link, and physical layers.
  • Bring up new hardware platforms and debug sophisticated board- and system-level issues.
  • Review board schematics, PCB layouts, and BOM to ensure interoperability with connected devices.
  • Drive signal integrity characterization, link tuning, and margin analysis.
  • Define and drive HSIO functionality test coverage from link bring-up through stress scenarios.
  • Develop test automation to scale validation coverage and improve efficiency.
  • Provide engineering support to manufacturing during NPI and MP stages.

Benefits

  • Employees at NVIDIA are often offered comprehensive, day-one benefits—including medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support, life and disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, and a 401(k) with auto-enrollment. Many roles also have generous time off and holidays, donation matching (up to $10,000), and a wide menu of extras like FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts. Optional programs can include student-loan and home-purchase support, plus family care resources and expert medical services.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Nvidia Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

355

FY2026

Approval rate

99.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

7,667

FY2026

Entry-level share

11.9%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-37%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-83%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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