Speed Characterization Engineer

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Research & Development • $136,000 PA - $264,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Speed Characterization Engineer at NVIDIA, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to optimize NVIDIA's chips. You will work with senior engineers to prototype features, analyze benefits, and create characterization plans. Responsibilities include understanding chip hardware features and their impact on speed, designing automation tools for characterization and data analysis, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring products to market. This role requires expertise in silicon bringup, frequency and power characterization, and familiarity with various programming languages and operating systems.
Must have:
  • MS in EE/CE/Systems Engineering or equivalent
  • 4+ years relevant hardware engineering experience
  • Silicon bringup, frequency/power characterization experience
  • PPA in pre/post-silicon phases
  • Tester-to-system correlation, lab tools expertise
  • Proficiency in Perl, C/C++, Python
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with statistical methods
  • Scripting experience
  • Experience with Windows, Linux, and Android OS
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • Generous benefits package
  • Dynamic work environment

Job Details

Join NVIDIA, a trailblazer at the forefront of graphics and artificial intelligence performance, efficiency, and innovation. From our roots as a groundbreaking graphic company, we have evolved into a global leader in artificial intelligence, continuously pushing the boundaries to tackle complex challenges across diverse industries.

Silicon Solutions Group (SSG) is a multifaceted, multi-functional team at NVIDIA. We sit at the crossroads of design, architecture, marketing, and productization. Our involvement begins at the arch stage and extends to defining final products. We architect and deliver innovative solutions for various markets like Gaming, Data Centers, Servers, Automotive, and Embedded. We are fast-paced and multifaceted, share a sense of humor, and collaborate extensively to push the boundaries of what is possible. We do all of this with an eye on making ground-breaking impacts in our markets. If this sounds like something you want to do, read on. As part of the Silicon Solutions team at NVIDIA, you will be responsible for crafting new features and methodologies to optimize NVIDIA's chips into groundbreaking consumer, professional, server, mobile, and automotive solutions.

What you will be doing:

  • Understand chip HW features and intersection with speed characteristics. Develop state-of-art characterization/validation strategies for these features.

  • Work in conjunction with senior engineers to prototype features on existing silicon and analyze the benefits of the feature.

  • Understand new silicon features and create internal characterization plans to validate benefits, functionality, etc.

  • Designing tools to automate characterization, data collection, test case execution, and results analysis.

  • Collaborating with the best minds in NVIDIA across various teams (System Architecture, PDE, Application Engineering, Product Manager, Sales, and Operations) in a dynamic, creative work environment to bring industry-defining products to market.

What we need to see:

  • MS in EE, CE, Systems Engineering (or equivalent experience)

  • 4+ years of experience in a related hardware engineering position.

  • Previous experience with silicon bringup, frequency and power characterization, PPA in Pre-Silicon or Post-Silicon phases, tester-to-system correlation, and lab tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, DAQ).

  • Familiarity with Perl, C/C++, Python. Exposure to Windows, Linux, and Android OS environments. Scripting experience is a plus.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Some familiarity with statistical methods and tools for data analysis

  • A "go-getter, can get it done" attitude and independent 'out-of-box' thinking.

Our team is at the forefront of innovation in silicon solutions, contributing to the development of groundbreaking technologies. We offer a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact the company's success. Join us to advance your career in a role where you can truly make a difference. With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our exclusive engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous engineer with a real passion for technology, we want to hear from you!

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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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