Senior Hardware Validation Engineer at NVIDIA

Department: Engineer, Sys Design

Compensation

$136,000 – $258,750/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 4, 2026

Description

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Validation Engineer for its DGX Server Product Engineering Team to own end-to-end validation of GPU-accelerated computing products. The role develops automated test plans, coordinates with ODMs, suppliers, and QA teams, executes system-level stress and performance tests, resolves hardware and software issues, and supports release to production. The position requires on-site work in a hardware lab five days per week, at least five years of complex-system validation and debugging experience, and proficiency with C/C++, JavaScript, and Python. The stated application deadline was September 8, 2026, and the base salary range is 136,000 USD to 212,750 USD for Level 3 and 168,000 USD to 258,750 USD for Level 4.

Required Skills

High-speed I/O validation
C/C++
JavaScript
Python
Oscilloscopes
Circuit and waveform analysis
Deep learning

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Required Previous Experiences: At least 5 years of experience validating and debugging complex systems
Experience developing and running real-world workloads and factory diagnosis tools
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with datacenter products, including system management, security, networking, and storage
Background with x86 and ARM server architectures and accelerated GPU computing
Continuous process improvement and tools and automation experience
Circuit and waveform analysis knowledge