Mixed Signal Design Validation Engineer
NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA
•$168,000 - $310,500
About The Position
As a member of NVIDIA’s Mixed Signal Design Validation team, the engineer will bring up and characterize high-speed mixed-signal circuits and perform system validation of electro-optical transceivers. The role involves owning the development and implementation of tests, debugging unexpected issues, and producing meaningful analysis from laboratory data for high-speed interfaces and modules. The engineer will work with cross-functional teams to improve circuit and system performance and help train new engineers in validation practices.
Requirements
- A BS degree or equivalent experience, with 8 or more years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to adapt to time-sensitive, critical issues.
- Experience with silicon bring-up, debugging, and laboratory instrumentation.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment involving multiple chip and system bring-ups.
- In-depth technical knowledge of fundamental analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits.
- Ability to write scripts for validation, debugging, data analysis, and automation.
- Proficiency in Python, Git, MATLAB, and JMP.
Nice To Haves
- Comprehensive understanding of multi-protocol SerDes architecture.
- In-depth understanding of measurement theory and test instruments.
- Knowledge of optical transceiver performance.
Responsibilities
- Build validation test suites for high-speed I/Os and analog circuits.
- Characterize analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit blocks across process, voltage, and temperature variations, and correlate results with simulations.
- Lead debugging of technically challenging issues by developing solutions to sophisticated problems.
- Provide analog circuit designers with feedback on silicon performance, design quality, and margins.
- Build and run test scripts to optimize overall system performance.
- Lead focused discussions with internal and external cross-functional teams to optimize mixed-signal circuit performance.
- Develop tools and scripts to support electrical characterization and chip bring-up.
- Train new engineers in validation practices.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
