L11 PDE (CONTRACT)

Job Description

L6 Engineer:

• (Swing Shift)

Key Responsibilities:

Platform Hardware Engineering:

• Drive CM/ODM execution for NVIDIA server products across design, NPI, and volume production
• Review schematics, layout, and component selections (CPU, GPU, DDR, PCIe, VRM, NIC, storage)
• Support platform bring-up, functional validation, and performance tuning

Manufacturing & Quality:

• Manage factory builds, test planning, and quality gates at CM sites
• Work with CM test engineering on automation, station bring-up, and yield improvements
• Analyze factory KPIs (yield, test failure rates, scrap, DPPM) and drive improvements
• Lead FA/CA/RCA for systemic field and build failures

Firmware & System Enablement:

• Interface with BIOS, BMC, firmware engineering for manufacturability and reliability
• Support secure boot, RAS features, GPU enablement, Redfish/IPMI readiness
• Validate firmware & system functionality during NPI

Cross-Functional Technical Leadership:

• Collaborate closely with NVIDIA R&D, quality engineering, supply chain, reliability, and program management
• Lead ODM/JDM weekly technical reviews and issue closure cycles
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to partners and internal stakeholders

Required Technical Expertise:

• 4+ years in server hardware engineering or Board-level debug and lab tool proficiency (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers) or datacenter system design

Deep knowledge in:

• GPU / CPU server platforms (NVIDIA HGX preferred)
• PCIe Gen4/Gen5/Gen6, NVLink, CXL
• DDR4/DDR5 memory subsystems
• NVMe/SATA/SAS storage
• VRM, power delivery, AC/DC PSU, PDN analysis
• Thermal controls, high-density airflow solutions