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Senior Silicon Validation Engineer

NVIDIA Santa Clara On-site senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking passionate Senior Silicon Validation Engineers to validate the world's leading GPUs and SOCs. This position offers the opportunity to have real impact in a dynamic technology-focused company influencing product lines ranging from data center compute to self-driving cars.

As a Senior Silicon Validation Engineer, you will be responsible for validating the industry's leading processors for deep learning, gaming, and high-performance computing. You will understand the design and implementation and bridge your knowledge to bring-up and productization. You will manage the validation of chip features and lead debug of observations on Silicon. You will work multi-functionally with ASIC, SW, System, Characterization and ATE teams to accomplish your tasks.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a BS or MS in EE, ECE, CS or equivalent experience with 10+ years of proven experience. You will need to have good fundamentals in debugging methodologies and strong problem-solving skills. You will also need to have exposure to post-silicon bring-up and validation, and familiarity with production flows. Additionally, you will need to have a proven track record to work cross-functionally and drive issues to closure. Good interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to work as a standout colleague are a must.

Prior experience diagnosing complex issues at the intersection of hardware and software is a plus! A wholistic thinker who considers trade-offs between functional, power, and performance criteria's is also a plus. Background with lab equipment like logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc. is helpful.

Skills

Required

  • Silicon Validation
  • GPU
  • SOC
  • Deep Learning
  • Gaming
  • High-Performance Computing
  • Debugging Methodologies
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Post-Silicon Bring-Up and Validation
  • Production Flows

Nice to have

  • Lab Equipment
  • Logic Analyzers
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Wholistic Thinking
  • Trade-Offs Between Functional, Power, and Performance Criteria's
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