Senior Circuit Characterization Engineer

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development • $136,000 PA - $264,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Circuit Characterization Engineer at NVIDIA, you'll be responsible for the post-silicon characterization of NVIDIA's chips. This involves optimizing performance, power, yield, and quality. You will build methodologies to characterize analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits, correlate silicon behavior with simulations, and design tools to improve efficiency. You'll troubleshoot complex silicon and system-level problems, collaborate with other engineering teams, drive design improvements, and mentor junior engineers. The role requires hands-on experience with silicon bring-up, characterization equipment, and data analysis, along with a strong understanding of circuit analysis, power analysis, and product binning.
Must have:
  • BS/MS in EE/CE
  • 5+ years experience in silicon validation
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Experience with lab equipment
  • Understanding of product binning
  • Proficiency in Python/C++
Good to have:
  • dI/dt analysis/mitigation
  • Board PDN design
  • Power supply and substrate noise analysis
  • Digital design knowledge
Perks:
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing. NVIDIA is a “learning machine” that constantly evolves by adapting to new opportunities that are hard to solve, that only we can tackle, and that matter to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human imagination and intelligence. Make the choice, join our diverse team today!

Working the Silicon Solutions Engineering Team at NVIDIA, you will be responsible for productizing NVIDIA's chips into groundbreaking consumer, professional, server, mobile, and automotive solutions. The qualified candidate should be comfortable in a lab environment and should demonstrate a passion towards creation, execution and improvement of silicon validation plans.

What you will be doing:

  • As a Silicon Circuit Characterization engineer for NVIDIA's family of chips and products, you will participate in silicon bringup & post-silicon characterization of new silicon to optimize performance, power, yield, and quality to define the world’s fastest products.

  • Build methodologies to characterize Analog, digital and Mixed Signal circuits, silicon features, correlate silicon behavior with simulations.      

  • Design tools to improve execution efficiency to facilitate the ability to work simultaneously on multiple products.  

  • Find creative solutions to complex silicon and system level problems and be on the frontline to lead show-stopper bugs, in order to enable product shipment.

  • Work closely with other engineering teams to determine coverage needs and constraints.

  • Drive design improvements for future product based on what is found in the lab.

  • Lead and Mentor Junior Engineers and Interns.

What we need to see:

  • BS or MS degree in EE/CE or equivalent experience.

  • 5+ years of relevant experience in silicon bring-up and post silicon validation activities.

  • Excellent problem solving, collaborative, and interpersonal skills. Experience working with offshore teams preferred.

  • Knowledge of chip and board level dI/dt analysis/mitigation techniques and board PDN design background is highly desirable.

  • Hands-on experience with silicon bringup, frequency and power characterization, Tester to System correlation, lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, DAQ, Spectrum Analyzers).

  • Deep understanding of product binning methods, optimization techniques, methods, trade-off analysis and tools for data analysis and statistics.

  • Exposure to critical path analysis, power analysis, process technologies, transistor/device physics, silicon reliability and aging mechanisms.

  • Familiarity with Python, C/C++, tool and script development

  • Background with power supply and substrate noise analysis and mitigation.

  • Exposure to digital design, circuit analysis, computer architecture, BIOS, drivers, and software applications.

Ways to stand out above the crowd:

  • Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do

  • Strong collaborative and communication skills, specifically a shown ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment

  • Strive to be a standout colleague and be ready to work with global teams from diverse cultural backgrounds in a high energy environment

NVIDIA is a pioneer in bringing groundbreaking technology to new markets. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working with us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

#LI-Hybrid

The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 264,500 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Since its founding in 1993, NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a pioneer in accelerated computing. The company’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, ignited the era of modern AI and is fueling the creation of the metaverse. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.

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