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At NVIDIA, we are leading the AI computing revolution, creating innovative deep learning solutions that are transforming industries globally. As a member of our team, you will play a vital role in ensuring the reliability, manufacturability, and quality of our GPU products across production and deployment environments. If you have a strong passion for root cause analysis, yield improvement, and working with cross-functional engineering teams, this is an excellent opportunity for you to make a meaningful contribution!\nWhat you'll be doing:\nBe a technical specialist on GPU and networking products, directly supporting manufacturing, quality, and failure analysis teams to improve product reliability and yield.\nActively establish and nurture technical relationships with internal engineering teams, manufacturing partners, and quality teams.\nIdentify system failure modes, manufacturing risks, and product requirements to drive corrective actions and design/process improvements.\nFrequent on-site presence in labs or manufacturing sites to diagnose, reproduce, and resolve hardware and system-level failures.\nSupport the product lifecycle from NPI (New Product Introduction) through high-volume manufacturing and field returns, ensuring quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.\nDevelop failure analysis methodologies, test plans, and diagnostic tools for hardware validation.\nProvide technical training and documentation to manufacturing, test, and quality teams on failure modes and debugging techniques.\nEstablish strong communication channels and collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams (design, validation, manufacturing and quality) to drive issue resolution, root cause determination, and corrective actions.\n What we need to see:\nBS or MS in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science (or equivalent experience).\n4+ years of work-related experience in the high-tech electronics industry, particularly in manufacturing, failure analysis, validation, or hardware debug roles.\nCapable of excelling in a dynamic, constantly evolving environment.\nStrong ability to manage multiple failure investigations, escalations, and yield improvement initiatives.\nExpert analytical and problem-solving abilities.\nStrong time management and organizational skills for coordinating complex failure analysis and cross-functional investigations.\nExcellent written and oral communication skills in English, with the ability to clearly present failure analysis results and collaborate effectively with cross-functional engineering teams and management. \nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nExperience with ARM and NVIDIA GPU development.\nKnowledge of Embedded Linux Systems, APIs, and system-level debugging tools for root cause analysis.\nExperience working with manufacturing partners, ODMs/OEMs, or reliability/quality teams in high-volume production environments.\nIn-depth understanding of CPU/GPU architecture and system-level failure mechanisms.\nNVIDIA is 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. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!\nYour base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 132,000 USD - 207,000 USD for Level 3, and 160,000 USD - 253,000 USD for Level 4.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.\nApplications for this job will be accepted at least until October 11, 2026.This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nNVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.\nNVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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