Lab Operations Site Supervisor

NVIDIA•Us, CA

About The Position

NVIDIA has continuously reinvented itself over two decades. Our invention of the GPU in 1999 fueled 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 difficult to solve, that only we can seek, and that make a difference to the world. This is our life’s work, to amplify human imagination and creativity. Do you hunger to realize your potential to perform at a high level and make a meaningful contribution at NVIDIA? Join us in revolutionizing the world of AI! We are seeking a highly motivated Lab Operations Site Supervisor in the System Products Engineering Team to be in charge of driving requirements for NVIDIA's datacenter bench and rack engineering labs, and work to manage the physical infrastructure. This newest member will collaborate with multi-functional groups to capture requirements and will work jointly with Site Services Planners to craft and implement system deployments. You will have the opportunity to help drive the innovation of our future labs that will be used by engineers to develop our next generation datacenter products.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field (or equivalent experience).
3 years equivalent experience.
Background in engineering with strong experience of lab equipment and technology, with junior management experience, seeking a new challenge in a lab environment.
Demonstrated ability in an innovative product development environment.
Strong interpersonal communication skills to engage with various partners and leadership.
Highly motivated, quick learner, adaptable to change, and interested in exploring new technologies.
Ability to navigate conflicting objectives, negotiate with suppliers, support services and solicit quotes and goals through patience and negotiation.
Meticulous with excellent prioritization skills to manage multiple tasks while driving solutions to closure with partners.
Willingness to travel occasionally within the Bay Area for site visits.

Nice To Haves

Effective interpersonal skills with internal customers and leadership.
Proficiency in MS Visio, MS SharePoint, and Jira.
Experience in high-tech construction project management.
Familiarity with the datacenter product ecosystem.
Outgoing personality with a proactive approach to engaging with customer engineering teams in the lab environment.

Responsibilities

Work closely with system validation, hardware and software design engineers, program and project managers to maintain good understanding of the design.
Coordinate schedules with rack build project managers and prepare site to streamline the installation process.
Take ownership for the end-to-end process of Assembly and Install of servers comprised of mechanical components, custom PCBs and various electronic components; and other lab activities involving equipment move. This involves typically lab activities, heavy lifting to move the equipment.
Oversee system validation tests which would involve ability to understand schematic and rework PCBs (using the company rework techs), connect instruments like oscilloscopes and measure data.
Supervise the Debug of problems on our servers and PCBs to identify the root cause.
Collaborate with Site Services to lead all aspects of maintaining and improving the physical infrastructure in order to facilitate the deployment of systems.
Help setup and maintain the lab (work-benches and instrumentation) and ordering/shipping/receiving of lab equipment and samples.
Document and Communicate validation results and risks to the management.
Write or Modify simple test scripts for the purpose of testing a system, and run them in Windows and Linux.
Able to work independently to complete daily tasks/priorities.
Continuously look for ways to improve the design, validation testplan, tools and NVIDIA server products.