Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Job Title

Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Israel board design Hardware Team to perform hands-on board bring-up, validation and debugging for networking infrastructure used in NVIDIA data centers. The role focuses on verifying board-level hardware, executing test procedures, and driving hardware investigations across electrical, mechanical, thermal, and system disciplines.

Experience Level

Senior-level. The role requires practical, hands-on experience in a hardware lab; the posting specifies at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities involve lab-based validation, debugging, documentation, and cross-team collaboration.

• Perform board bring-up, validation, and debugging activities in the lab.
• Operate lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic and spectrum analyzers, and multimeters.
• Support hardware investigations by reading schematics, analyzing PCB layouts, and executing test procedures.
• Document test results and communicate findings clearly to engineering teams.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, thermal, and system engineers throughout the development cycle.

Requirements

Key must-have skills and experience; nice-to-have items are listed separately.

• Must-have: At least 5 years of hands-on experience in a hardware lab environment.
• Must-have: Proven experience with board-level debugging and using lab equipment.
• Must-have: Ability to read and understand schematics and PCB layouts.
• Must-have: Strong problem-solving skills and effective teamwork.
• Must-have: Good technical English for reading datasheets and writing reports.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes).
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with thermal/mechanical test setups and test automation.
• Nice-to-have: Experience using bug-tracking or PLM tools.

Education Requirements

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering or relevant technical degree, or equivalent practical experience.

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.