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Senior Hardware System Validation Engineer

NVIDIA

Location

Santa Clara, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

$168,000 - $322,000 per year

Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.2% approval-37% YoY
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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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