Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Silicon Co-Design Group
NVIDIA is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Silicon Co-Design Group in Shanghai, China. Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.
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- Level rates this role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- The posting mentions Python, C and Java among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- NVIDIA has 2,600+ other open roles on Level.
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Architect AI-assisted automation infrastructure and pipelines for silicon co-design workflows.
NVIDIA's Silicon Co-Design Group is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to innovate, develop, and integrate innovative AI solutions into the design and automation infrastructure that powers our chips. Every CPU, GPU, and Tegra SoC NVIDIA has shipped in the past four years passed through our toolchain on its way to production — over 200 product SKUs were optimized during the Blackwell generation alone. Now we're rebuilding that toolchain around AI, and we're looking for the engineer to lead that charge. In this role, you will architect and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, scalability, and intelligence of our workflows, driving initiatives from concept to deployment. If you combine deep technical expertise with a hands-on approach and an aim to push the boundaries of what's possible, this is your opportunity. At NVIDIA, we strive for perfection, encourage innovation, and provide opportunities to explore new ways to succeed!
What you'll be doing:
Define clear vision and roadmap for productivity efficiency improvement solutions in alignment with business needs and drive execution from design through delivery.
Lead cross-function engineering teams on project deliverables commitment to streamline the system design and verification process and workflow. You own the pipelines between tools.
Build production-grade AI-assisted automation infrastructure for Silicon Co-Design use cases, including reliable orchestration, observability, evaluation, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop controls where needed.
Drive Cross-function Collaboration with ASIC, SW, System Design, Product, Security, and Operations teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and performance, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and ownership.
Drive hard debugging and root-cause analysis across infrastructure, automation, data, and HW/SW boundary issues; separate competing hypotheses, define measurement plans, and converge teams on the right fix.
What we need to see:
MS or PHD in EE or equivalent experience.
Strong software engineering background with 8+ years significant experience designing large-scale infrastructure, framework architecture, or developer platforms.
Strong proficiency in Python and at least one static language (C, C++, C#, Java, Scala, etc).
Hands-on experience in AI/ML and data analysis, preferably with exposure to large-scale datasets.
Strong EE fundamentals, including computer architecture, high-speed interfaces, timing, power basics, and a solid understanding of firmware/driver structures and hardware interaction.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to break down ambiguous technical problems, explain failure modes and edge cases, and make strong tradeoff decisions under schedule, coverage, quality, and performance constraints.
Track record of independently driving complex, cross-functional work to closure with clear ownership and strong collaboration.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, characterization, or lab debug using standard tools (e.g., oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers).
Experience on building production AI workflow systems for engineering or infrastructure use cases, not just prototypes.
Strong debugging instincts across distributed systems, automation pipelines, and HW/SW interactions, and can explain your hypothesis tree, measurement plan, tradeoffs, and final decision points.
Track record of AI Experience to accelerate coding, analysis, validation, or triage with strong engineering judgment and validation discipline
Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/
How we rate this
Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer - Silicon Co-Design Group at NVIDIA rates 75 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where infrastructure automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where ai assisted automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where system design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where machine learning was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Python in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Infrastructure Automation, AI Assisted Automation, System Design, Machine learning, and Python. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Show where AI is part of your daily process, not a one-off project. This role expects it to be a running habit.
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