Principal Test Design Staff Engineer - Networking

NVIDIA•US, CA, Remote, CA

1d•$232,000 - $368,000•Onsite

About The Position

NVIDIA’s Test Design Engineering (TDE) group designs, develops, validates, and deploys production test solutions for its networking portfolio, including NICs, SmartNICs and DPUs, NVLink systems, and Ethernet switches. TDE teams in Israel and Vietnam support testing at contract manufacturer production sites worldwide. Based in Santa Clara, this role connects TDE with NVIDIA’s engineering and operations teams, shaping test strategies, coordinating technical decisions, and bringing shared software and test capabilities into networking production testing. The role draws on experience with production testing and systems such as servers, PC reference validation platforms (RVPs), and other multi-component hardware to help teams develop test solutions that meet engineering requirements and manufacturing needs. It also represents TDE in technical discussions, planning sessions, and reviews, and helps colleagues resolve issues by connecting them with relevant information and support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
15+ years of experience in product engineering, including technical leadership in production operations for systems such as PCs, servers, or networking devices.
Hands-on experience developing software and production test solutions.
Experience defining test strategies that balance coverage, reliability, test time, and manufacturing requirements.
Background working directly with contract manufacturers (CMs), joint design manufacturers (JDMs), and original design manufacturers (ODMs).
Experience defining statements of work (SOWs), developing test plans, and coordinating test release deployment at manufacturing sites.
Experience guiding technical decisions and coordinating delivery across engineering and operations teams.
Ability to explain technical tradeoffs, build agreement across teams, and support collaboration across locations and time zones.

Responsibilities

Partner with Santa Clara test engineering teams to develop production tests for platforms combining networking ASICs, microcontrollers (MCUs), and other components.
Guide test architecture, coverage, and failure diagnosis for complex hardware platforms, drawing on experience developing and deploying production tests.
Work with security teams to incorporate security requirements into test methods and workflows.
Coordinate technical decisions, priorities, and dependencies across teams so TDE’s roadmap stays aligned with GPU engineering and platform development.
Collaborate with CPU and GPU test diagnostics teams to reuse software, components, and test flows, focusing on shared capabilities across L10 and L11 system test levels.
Participate in new platform projects from the planning stage, bringing TDE’s requirements and expertise into design and test decisions.
Help teams evaluate and adapt existing test capabilities to reduce duplicate development and shorten production timelines.
Represent TDE in technical discussions, planning sessions, and reviews, and connect colleagues with information and support to resolve issues.