NVIDIA is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer to join their team in Santa Clara, CA. This role focuses on leading a team dedicated to validating GPU, datacenter, and automotive platforms. The engineer will oversee the entire product validation process from design to mass production, ensuring products meet specifications. This position offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of computing technology.

• BS+ in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of related experience with a proven track record as a technical lead for a shipping hardware product.
• Proven leadership experience in validation through an entire product cycle from bring-up to mass production.
• Strong system troubleshooting skills covering silicon, board, signal integrity, firmware, operating systems, and applications.
• Hands-on experience with power validation, including power distribution networks, power regulators, and telemetry.
• Expertise in high-speed IO functionality and electrical validation, such as PCIe, SerDes, Ethernet, USB, or display.
• Proficient in low-speed IO functionality and electrical validation, including I2C, SPI, UART, JTAG, and reference clocks.
• Experience with system functional and stress testing to expose marginality and uncover corner-case failures.
• Proficiency with lab equipment and scripting, and comfortable in Linux environments.
• Experience with manufacturing test plans and driving production debug and yield improvement.

• Own end-to-end product validation from architecture/design phase through to mass production.
• Lead and mentor design validation engineers and guide related validation teams through the validation cycles.
• Be the accountable technical owner for validation status, risks, and milestones.
• Define test plans across the full system based on product design.
• Guide manufacturing test approaches and contribute to production troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with and lead vendors and partners to complete validation activities.
• Drive system-level debugging and root cause analysis on complex issues.
• Influence product design through design review and validation feedback.
• Build scalable validation automation and lab infrastructure across product lines.

• 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.