Lead Hardware Design Validation Engineer - Memory Subsystem
Originally posted 30 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
NVIDIA's System Product Team is looking for hardware engineers to take the GPU memory subsystem from first silicon power-on to production. The role focuses on HBM/GDDR enablement, validation, and failure analysis for datacenter and graphics products.
What you'll do
- Provide hands-on leadership of HBM/GDDR enablement, validation, and failure analysis for datacenter and graphics products.
- Drive review of memory partner design limits and test methodology, integrating learnings into characterization and test plans for each memory generation.
- Apply understanding of controller design, board design, and DRAM design to define and refine characterization, validation, and POR set methodologies.
- Work closely with memory partners to enable memory into production.
- Work cross-functionally with multiple hardware design and software teams.
- Guide product-level decisions for the memory subsystem across ASIC, VLSI, Board, and ATE domains.
What you'll need
- Masters or higher in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of relevant hands-on experience in high-speed DRAM design and test.
- Broad comprehension of ASIC design, mixed signal design, and power/signal integrity concepts.
- Strong fundamentals in science, engineering, and data analysis.
- Experience being hands-on with hardware and software.
- Working knowledge of Linux, scripting, programming, computer systems, and data analysis methods.
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This role has been open 144 days — well above the 45-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1062
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Median days open
45 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$154k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (1062 roles · 100 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 55 | 1062 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 1117 | 6358 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 66 d | 45 d (+21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 79 open roles · median 43 d
- KLA Corporation · 60 open roles · median 55 d
- Teradyne · 60 open roles · median 43 d
- Applied Materials · 53 open roles · median 60 d
- ASML · 48 open roles · median 27 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 48 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 1062 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 100 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 31 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.