Board Product Development Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Board Product Development Engineer in Santa Clara, United States. It pays $108k-$184k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Join NVIDIA as a Product Development Engineer, where you’ll be at the forefront of innovation! This is an outstanding opportunity to work on new product development in an environment that values technical excellence and leadership. Our work opens new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions from artificial intelligence PC to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for extraordinary people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. Make the choice to join our growing team today!

What you’ll be doing:

As part of an Operations Engineering team that plays a key role in developing new AI products, you will architect, design, and implement efficient manufacturing processes for our groundbreaking AI PC/ client/automotive/embedded board & system products.
Represent Ops Engineering during architecture and design product life cycle and provide manufacturing capability feedback to design teams.
Define product test requirements and support NPI bring up, validation, and characterization for smooth production ramp at worldwide manufacturing sites as you continuously find opportunities for potential process improvements and collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement.

What we need to see:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
3+ years' experience in Board/System Product development Engineering
Ability to work in team environment
Able to travel to other countries for on-site factory product Builds supports (6 to 8 weeks per year)
Knowledge of hardware and software interaction (e.g., familiar with embedded low-level firmware and/or embedded operating systems and H/W).
Understanding of System on Chip (SoC), CPU, GPU, IO interfaces (e.g., USB, SPI, UART, Ethernet, display ports, etc.) and memory subsystem design.
Experience in design analysis, prototype bring-up and debugging, failure verification and manufacturing test support.
Experience in Manufacturing Test and validation planning and reporting.
Design of experiments creation, execution, and data analysis.
Possess excellent partnership and interpersonal skill

Ways to Stand Out from the Crowd:

Exhibit outstanding people collaboration skills.
An experienced engineer who can influence multi-functional teams on HW/SW development.
Previous PDE experience involved large complex board and system projects.
Familiarity with GPU, CPU, SOC product requirements and technologies.
Excellent communication and presentation abilities.

With highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people on the planet working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, with a genuine passion for technology, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
108,000 USD – 184,000 USD for Level 2; and 136,000 USD – 212,750 USD for Level 3.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

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.

How we rate this

Board Product Development Engineer at NVIDIA rates 22 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

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