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This key position includes close interaction with HW, NPI, Thermal, Layout, Quality and Supply chain teams.\nNVIDIA Networking division is a leading supplier of innovative end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet connectivity solutions and services for servers and storage. We offer market-leading solutions that include adapter cards, switches, cables, and software to support networking technologies. Our products optimize data center performance and deliver industry-leading bandwidth and scalability. In addition, we serve a wide range of sectors including high performance computing, enterprise, data centers, cloud computing and Web 2.0. We are constantly reinventing ourselves to stay ahead of the market and bring groundbreaking products and services to the industry. 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Strong understanding of manufacturability, GD&T, CTF dimensioning, and statistical tolerance analysis techniques.\n\nSelf-motivated team player with strong verbal and written communication skills in both English and Hebrew.\n\nWays to stand out from the crowd:\nActive involvement in the development of opto-mechanical telecommunication devices.\n\nExposure development of advanced thermal solutions such as heat-pipes, vapor chambers and liquid cooling.\n\nExperience working in high-volume manufacturing environments with a strong focus on reliability, yield improvement, and design for manufacturability (DFM).\n\nExperience with mechanical stress simulation tools such as ANSYS Mechanical.\n\nRecord of working with supply chains, contract manufacturers, and leading resources such as consultants, component suppliers, contractors, and manufacturing partners.\n\nNVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. 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