Senior Product Development Engineer

Job Title

Senior Product Development Engineer

Role Summary

Member of the Operations NPI Product Development Engineering team responsible for taking datacenter server and assembly designs from engineering concepts through NPI to high-volume production. The role focuses on manufacturing, test, failure analysis/recovery, and handoff to contract manufacturers and internal production teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level — requires significant experience; the posting requests 12+ years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities during NPI and production enablement include technical ownership, cross-functional coordination, and continuous process improvement.

• Own and deliver manufacturing, test, and failure analysis/recovery processes for datacenter servers and assemblies during NPI and handoff to production.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, software teams, manufacturing partners, program management, and product quality engineering.
• Develop and implement product development plans; participate in Design for Manufacturing/Test (DFX) reviews and provide actionable feedback.
• Support prototype and validation builds, troubleshoot issues, collect metrics, and report status.
• Define and implement process improvements based on data analysis.
• Monitor build dashboards to analyze throughput, yields, and failures.
• Debug server platforms, perform minor rework, retesting, and recover units per guidelines.
• Publish daily status and build reports; create documentation and SOPs for assembly, test, debug, and failure analysis.
• Coordinate with contract manufacturers' failure analysis, test engineers, and operators to ensure smooth factory operations.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, work habits, and logistical capabilities required to perform the role.

• 12+ years of experience in design and manufacture of complex compute or networking hardware platforms.
• Proven practical knowledge of major components and interfaces (CPUs, GPUs, HBM, Ethernet, PCIe, I2C, SPI).
• Strong hardware debugging and systematic problem-solving skills for complex platforms.
• Experience with diagnostics and test software used in factory settings.
• Familiarity with Linux command line and ability to review log files and make initial triage decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to produce clear technical documentation and reports.
• Self-starter with ownership mentality and ability to drive tasks to completion.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, typically 2–3 times per quarter.

Nice-to-have:

• High-speed digital design, signal integrity, timing analysis, statistics, and fault analysis experience.
• Prior board- or system-level electrical design experience.
• Familiarity with AI-based tools for automating routine tasks.

Education Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (the posting states "BS/MS or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering").

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.