Senior Memory Post Silicon Qualification Engineer

Nvidia • Santa Clara, CA

60d • Hybrid

About The Position

NVIDIA is leading the way in groundbreaking developments in Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, and Visualization. Our invention, the GPU, serves as the visual cortex of modern computers and is at the heart of our products and services. Our work opens up new universes to explore, enables amazing creativity and discovery, and powers what were once science fiction inventions, from artificial intelligence to autonomous cars. NVIDIA is looking for phenomenal people like you to help us accelerate the next wave of artificial intelligence. Working in NVIDIA's Silicon Solutions Engineering group, you will innovate and drive memory qualification on current and future Tegra/GPU silicon/products. Cross-team collaboration with teams from logic design, circuit design, architects, PCB, and software engineers to ensure successful product development with aggressive product cycles. This position could potentially grow into a management role. Our technology has no boundaries! NVIDIA is building the world's most groundbreaking and state-of-the-art computing platforms for the world to use. Because of our work, scientists, researchers, and engineers can advance their ideas. At its core, our visual computing technology not only enables an amazing computing experience, but it is also energy efficient! We pioneered a supercharged form of computing loved by the most demanding computer users in the world - scientists, designers, artists, and gamers. It's not just technology, though! Our people, some of the brightest in the world, and our company's diverse culture make NVIDIA one of the most fun, innovative, and dynamic places to work in the world! At the center of NVIDIA's culture are our core values, like innovation, excellence, determination, and teamwork, that guide us to be the best we can be.

Requirements

• B. Tech or M. Tech in Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in the semiconductor industry with a minimum of 2 years in memory interface validation.
• Strong understanding of the protocol for DRAM types like GDDR/LPDDR
• Familiarity with HW lab environment and understanding of lab equipment like DMM, Oscilloscope, thermal solutions, etc.
• Background in understanding PCB stack-up, board layouts, power planes, and SI guidelines.
• Experience in writing lab automation scripts using C/Python/Perl.
• A strong standout colleague; self-motivated with great interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Bring up a high-speed memory interface on complex chips like GPUs and SoCs.
• Functional validation, IO tuning, and PVT testing of the memory controller and DRAM have paved the way for successful silicon productization.
• Optimizing Memory IO settings to support multiple memory configurations involving different types of DRAMs and vendors.
• Identify any functional issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive closure of the issues found. Coordinate with design, arch, and board teams, where required.
• Collaborate with the pre-Si team to understand the new features and create appropriate validation test plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees