# Post-Silicon Validation and Methodology Engineer

Hiring organization: [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/49a45cea-a3ca-4eeb-a09f-eb12fa78da31

Listed on NVIDIA's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Salary: 136000 – 218500 USD per year

## Summary

This role owns the validation and bring-up of NVIDIA's next-generation silicon from first power-on through production release, building the test infrastructure, automation, and methodologies that catch hardware-software integration issues before they reach customers. It suits experienced hardware engineers who thrive at the boundary between architecture and reality, combining deep technical fundamentals with the ability to redesign team workflows and deploy AI-assisted tooling to accelerate silicon validation.

_Our summary, not NVIDIA's wording._

## Skills named

Anomaly Detection, C++, Control Systems, Digital Design, HEC-RAS, Machine Learning, Microarchitecture, Python

## Required

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in silicon bring-up, validation, debug, or productization
- Deep fundamentals in digital design, microarchitecture, timing, clocking, power, noise, and control systems
- Hands-on lab proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers
- Strong programming and scripting in Python and C/C++
- Experience building lab automation or test infrastructure adopted across teams
- Proficiency using AI tools for silicon validation, log analysis, regression data evaluation, or debug triage

## Nice to have

- Hands-on GPU or SoC bring-up experience
- Experience crafting or scaling in-system test and DFT features with fault model and DPPM knowledge
- Examples of redesigning team debug workflows that improved bring-up velocity or quality
- Hardware proof of crafting such as debug infrastructure or characterization methodologies adopted across programs

Apply on NVIDIA's site: https://nvidia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NVIDIAExternalCareerSite/job/US-CA-Santa-Clara/Post-Silicon-Validation-and-Methodology-Engineer_JR2018268