Systems Validation Engineer

Job Title

Systems Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Datacenter Systems Engineering team to validate and characterize power management controllers and system-level behavior of NVIDIA datacenter modules. Work closely with board designers, Silicon Solutions, and AE teams in a lab environment to execute validation plans, debug hardware/firmware issues, and support NPI builds.

Experience Level

Mid-level - typically requires 3+ years of hands-on hardware and firmware debug and system validation experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute validation test plans for server platforms and modules.
• Perform electrical and functional validation of interfaces and components (power sensors, MCUs, I2C, SPI, SMBus, PCIe).
• Diagnose and resolve system issues during NPI builds to support timely product launches.
• Debug and root-cause hardware, firmware, and interoperability problems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reproduce, analyze, and drive resolution of hardware/software issues.
• Automate repetitive test procedures and collect validation data.

Requirements

Must-have:

• 3+ years of hands-on hardware/software debug and system validation experience.
• Strong fundamentals in circuit analysis, digital design, and computer architecture.
• Practical lab experience with board bring-up and debugging tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters).
• Ability to diagnose board-level failures, signal integrity issues, component-level faults, and firmware interactions.
• Comfortable working in a lab environment and independently driving investigations.
• Experience with automation and scripting to support validation activities.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with high-speed bus protocols (PCIe, USB, NVMe) and low-level system architecture.
• Experience in system-level power management validation for CPU and GPU products.
• Proven ability to lead cross-layer (hardware/firmware) root-cause analysis.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (BSEE/BSCE) or equivalent practical experience. Related technical degrees or equivalent experience acceptable.

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.