Location
Santa Clara, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/23/2026
Compensation
$168,000 - $322,000 per year
Job description
The Senior Hardware System Validation Engineer will lead hardware validation activities within the Datacenter Systems Engineering team at NVIDIA. This role involves close collaboration with various teams, including solution architects and validation engineers, to ensure optimal product validation and test coverage. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and comfortable in a lab environment, demonstrating a passion for product-level validation. Strong debugging and automation skills are essential for success in this fast-paced role.
Requirements
- MSEE/MSCE or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of validation experience
- Over 5 years of proven experience in Software Quality Engineering and Storage system verification
- Proven expertise in Test Framework and automation scripts development
- CI/CD experience using Python, SHELL, Ansible, Git, Jenkins, Docker containers, and Kubernetes
- Solid understanding of system-level debugging and analysis tools
- Strong communication skills and ability to participate in cross-functional quality initiatives
- Excellent design, debugging, and problem-solving skills
- Experience in using AI coding assistants to improve coding efficiency and correctness
Responsibilities
- Develop new and extend existing test strategies to guarantee high quality from both functional and performance perspectives.
- Design and develop software that automates the verification of Data Center Scale infrastructure components.
- Validate distributed Storage systems on AI/HPC Datacenter scale infrastructure.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to debug any hardware/software product issues.
- Debug, triage issues, perform root cause analysis, and verify fixes.
- Analyze and root-cause issues down to the code level and lead the defect fixing process.
- Define new tests and improve product test plans.
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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