Systems Validation Engineer

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We are looking for a Systems Validation Engineer in the Datacenter Systems Engineering team. You'll work closely with board designers, Silicon Solutions and AE teams to validate and characterize system's power management controllers of NVIDIA's datacenter modules. The ideal candidates are self motivated, very comfortable in a lab environment and demonstrate a passion towards product system level validation. They should have strong debug/circuit analysis fundamentals as well as automation and scripting experience. They must be capable of growing in fast paced environment with evolving product definitions.

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  Develop and execute validation test plans for server platforms and modules

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  Perform electrical and functional validation of key interfaces and components, including power sensors, MCUs, I2C, SPI, SMBus, and PCIe.

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  Diagnose and resolve system issues during NPI builds to ensure timely and successful product launches

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  Debug and root cause hardware, firmware, and interoperability issues

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  Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to root cause and resolve hardware and software issues.

• BSEE/BSCE or equivalent experience

• 3+ years of hands-on hardware/software debug experience.

• Demonstrates a strong ability to quickly learn new technologies and independently seek out information to solve complex hardware validation challenges.

• Strong capability to debug and root cause challenging system issues involving board-level failures, signal integrity, component-level problems, and firmware behavior.

• Lab experience with board bring-up, hardware debug, and use of tools like logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters

• Strong understanding of digital design, circuit design analysis and computer architecture.

• Solid grasp of low-level system architecture, digital circuit design, and high-speed bus protocols (PCIe, USB, NVMe), with a clear understanding of how hardware integrates with firmware and software stacks

• Lead hands-on debugging and root cause analysis across hardware and firmware layers to drive rapid issue resolution and product quality improvements.

• Hands-on experience in system-level power management validation for CPU and GPU products

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