Nvidia

Nvidia

System Design Engineer

US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior

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About the role

  • NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades.
  • Our invention of the GPU in 1999 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.

Responsibilities

  • Build system hardware products around GPU & Tegra SoC.
  • Collaborate with cross-function team to pursue the balance of product cost, performance, and schedule under the guidance of system architects and product architects.
  • Drive initial test and bringup, lead the debug efforts.
  • Create schematic, supervise PCB layout and system validation.
  • Optimize/invent circuits, functions for better performance, and lower cost.
  • Improve the design flow together with the infrastructure team.
  • Have strong analytical skills including past experience in PCB design and review.
  • We are now looking for a System Design Engineer in the Graphics Product Team.
  • In this role, you will be working with a team of HW/SW engineers to develop NVIDIA GPU/Tegra based products for GPU cards, MGX servers, automotive, robotics, industrial PC, consumer electronics, etc.

Requirements

  • Handle documentation required to release the product to manufactures and partners.
  • Experience with using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.

Compensation

  • 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 - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.

Benefits

  • NVIDIA is a "learning machine" that constantly evolves by adapting to new challenges that are hard to tackle, that only we can pursue, and that matter to the world.

Equal opportunity

  • NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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