Nvidia
Supplier Base Engineer – Liquid Cooling Contamination Control
US, CA, Santa Clara
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago
PCB DesignMechanical DesignMicroscopyCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving
About the role
- What you'll be doing: Define contamination control and fluid cleanliness standards for liquid cooling components, such as cold plates, coolant channels, manifolds, connectors, and PCB contact-pad interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Develop and validate inspection methods capable of detecting debris greater than 50 microns using optical inspection, microscopy, image analysis, particle counting, and other advanced inspection technologies.
- Establish cleanliness criteria, sampling plans, acceptance thresholds, and filtration methods to support new product introduction (NPI) and high-volume manufacturing.
- Work together with manufacturing, supplier quality, and engineering experts who build product solutions to identify contamination sources and develop effective prevention and containment controls.
- Lead root cause investigations for contamination-related failures, including coolant blockage, debris-induced leakage, electrical contact contamination, and long-term reliability concerns.
- Lead supplier qualification, process audits, and ongoing improvement efforts to guarantee alignment with NVIDIA contamination control standards and manufacturing protocols.
- Experience developing contamination prevention strategies, cleanliness specifications, and inspection methodologies for manufacturing environments.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, and operations groups.
- Experience developing automated inspection solutions for contamination detection in precision manufacturing environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of experience in contamination control, manufacturing engineering, fluid systems, precision assembly, or high-reliability product development.
- Hands-on experience with particle detection and cleanliness assessment techniques, including optical inspection, microscopy, particle counting, image analysis, or fluid cleanliness testing.
- Experience validating inspection systems using GR&R, correlation studies, process capability analysis, and false reject/escape analysis.
- Knowledge of contamination control, technical cleanliness standards (e.g., ISO 16232, VDA 19/19.1), precision cleaning processes, and particulate cleanliness measurement.
- What we need to see: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
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 152,000 USD - 253,000 USD for Level 4, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 5.
Benefits
- You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Company info
- Ways to stand out from the crowd: Experience handling liquid cooling systems, including cold plates, coolant loops, manifolds, filtration, and coolant distribution architectures.
- Join us at NVIDIA and make a difference in the world of AI and computing!
Equal opportunity
- NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- equal opportunity employer.
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