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Senior HSIO Validation Engineer

NVIDIA, Santa Clara, California, us, 95053

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Senior HSIO Validation Engineer

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NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars. Today, we are increasingly known as “the AI computing company.” We are actively looking to add the smartest brains to our company and usher in the next wave of computing.

NVIDIA’s Silicon Solutions Group is responsible for crafting NVIDIA’s GPUs and SoCs into groundbreaking platforms for autonomous machines, Cloud and Data Centers, Deep learning, High‑Performance Computing, Gaming, and Entertainment solutions.

What You’ll Be Doing

Drive the planning and execution of NVLINK/C2C or similar interfaces in the areas of functional bring‑up, system‑level validation, productization and troubleshooting for NVIDIA GPUs and SOCs.

Drive schedule, programming guides, customer critical issues, manufacturing yield improvements, and design feedback. Investigate technically complicated HSIO bugs and help drive debug efforts across various teams.

Coordinate with logic design, circuit design, board design, Simulation, diagnostics, ATE, firmware, driver, and marketing teams to drive the chip into production.

Develop new methodologies to improve the silicon validation process, which will help meet upcoming performance, adaptability, and safety industry standards.

Ensure interoperability with connected devices and system components in sophisticated interconnect topologies.

Engage proactively with multi‑functional engineering teams, including system architects, mixed‑signal design, DGX, software/firmware, hardware/software quality assurance, operations, and application engineering to facilitate the design, development, troubleshooting, and release of upcoming products.

What We Need To See

BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.

In depth understanding of PCIe (or similar) protocol and characterization/validation methods in post‑silicon environment.

Excellent knowledge of Signal Integrity concepts, Silicon characteristics and high‑speed/SERDES functional validation.

Good knowledge of lab equipment (DSOs, BERT, Protocol/Logic analyzers) and Hands‑on Post‑Si bring‑up, functional validation of HSIO interfaces.

Understanding of firmware/driver structures and their interaction with HW.

Strong in scripting languages (Perl, Python) to write direct test/debug programs for stress and failure analysis.

Strong project management, collaboration, and communication skills.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD – 264,500 USD for Level 4, and 196,000 USD – 310,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted until

October 31, 2025 .

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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