Lab Manager - Hardware Engineering

Job Title

Lab Manager - Hardware Engineering

Role Summary

Manage day-to-day operations of multiple hardware engineering labs supporting silicon bring-up, validation, and engineering experiments across NVIDIA design centers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. Lead onsite rework, reflow, and logistics technicians and coordinate lab readiness for multiple product classes.

Primary goals: maximize lab uptime and bring-up readiness, own capital and expense plans, enforce EHS and security controls, and standardize lab operations across sites.

Experience Level

Senior — requires substantial prior experience. The role expects approximately 8+ years of relevant experience with at least 3+ years managing technical lab environments across sites.

Responsibilities

The manager is accountable for lab operations, planning, and execution across multiple sites.

• Operate and run multiple labs across product classes (silicon bring-up, validation, experiments).
• Lead and develop rework, reflow, and logistics technicians, including outsourced staff; delegate opex procurement and execution.
• Forecast lab needs (space, power, cooling, reflow, equipment) and own capital and expense planning.
• Partner with bring-up managers to scope incoming silicon programs and ensure infrastructure and staffing meet milestones.
• Maintain EHS compliance and lab security; own audit readiness and physical IP controls.
• Manage equipment lifecycle: procurement, warranty, calibration, inventory, shipping, and import processes.
• Coordinate with global lab managers to standardize processes and propagate best practices across sites.
• Role involves travel between Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune design centers as required.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership qualifications.

• Overall 8+ years experience in silicon or hardware lab setup, management, and maintenance.
• At least 3+ years managing a technical lab environment and leading teams across sites, including capital/expense planning, vendor and outsourced-worker management, and inventory/logistics tracking.
• Hands-on experience operating lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DAQ, common bench equipment) and hardware assembly/teardown, soldering and rework; familiarity with hardware bring-ups and system debugging.
• Proven ability to coordinate with cross-functional teams (software, validation, ASIC, hardware) and communicate across sites.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with CPU/SoC chip bring-up and validation processes.
• Multi-site or global lab coordination experience (shared standards, vendor frameworks, capacity planning).
• Familiarity using AI productivity tools (Copilot, Claude, etc.) to streamline reporting and operations.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field is specified, or equivalent practical experience. The posting explicitly allows equivalent experience in place of degree.

About the Company

Company: NVIDIA

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, USA

NVIDIA is a global leader in accelerated computing, renowned for its innovative solutions in AI and digital twins that transform diverse industries. The company specializes in networking technologies, providing end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet solutions for servers and storage that optimize performance and scalability. NVIDIA serves sectors such as high-performance computing, enterprise data centers, and cloud computing, constantly reinventing its products and services to stay ahead in the market.