NVIDIA is a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions in the semiconductor industry. We specialize in the development and enhancement of integrated circuits (ICs) for a wide range of applications, including consumer electronics, automotive, and telecommunications. Our team is dedicated to innovation, quality, and pushing the boundaries of what is possible in the world of microelectronics. We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Product Development engineer to drive bring up of state-of-the-art SOCs through collaboration with external vendors, design and production teams.
What you will do:
Lead wafer-level and package-level NPI bring-up for silicon programs, including first silicon debug, characterization, and yield ram
Serve as the primary technical interface between ATE and internal partners for test strategy, ATE bring-up, and silicon qualification, driving alignment on PDE char plan, DFT coverage & engineering FA for root-cause & preventive action.
Define & drive PDE Silicon characterization plans covering key tests (scan, mbist, IObist, functional) & features covering analog mixed-signal designs.
Analyze product yield limiters, drive failures on Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) at wafer and package level
Characterize different aspects of performance and power to take competitive products to market
Lead multi-functional efforts with design, foundry, quality, test, customers and suppliers to root-cause problems and implement improvements
Influence next-gen products by collaboration with architecture, software and test teams.
What we need to see:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience) and 5+ years of relevant experience
Analytical and problem-solving skills, especially in troubleshooting test failures and optimizing test coverage
Experience with porting functional workloads to an automated test environment. Understanding of software-hardware dependencies.
Exposure to both Teradyne and Advantest platforms is a plus
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you. Come build the future with us!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 212,750 USD for Level 3, and 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience in product/silicon development or test
- Analytical and problem-solving skills for troubleshooting test failures and optimizing coverage
- Experience porting functional workloads to an automated test environment
- Understanding of software-hardware dependencies
- Experience with silicon characterization and test methodologies (scan, MBIST, IO BIST, functional)
- Experience analyzing product yield limiters and driving failure analysis on ATE at wafer and package level
- Exposure to Teradyne and Advantest platforms
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NVIDIA’s 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 — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”
