Senior Debug System Engineer, Datacenter
$168,000 - $258,750 USD yearly
Drive root cause failure analysis and debug across Datacenter DGX, MGX, and HGX server platforms.
Originally posted 26 May 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 31 October 2026.
About the role
This role drives failure analysis and debug efforts during the New Product Introduction (NPI) phase within NVIDIA's datacenter product engineering team. You will focus on debugging Datacenter DGX, MGX, and HGX products to ensure the transfer of GPU server products into mass production.
What you'll do
- Perform failure analysis (FA) on GPU baseboards and servers at rack, system, and component levels (including L6 to L11/rack level).
- Analyze logs and failures spanning Hardware (HW), Software (SW), and Firmware (FW) while proposing debug and mitigation strategies.
- Build experiments and collect and analyze data for failure analysis root cause.
- Engage in Build for Test, Manufacturing (DFx) enabling efforts to deliver products according to schedule.
- Provide root cause and corrective action plans in a timely manner and author clear reports detailing steps taken and findings.
- Develop debug guides for partner teams and communicate with suppliers, vendors, factory personnel, and cross-functional engineering teams.
What you'll need
- 8+ years of working experience in a related field.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Failure analysis or debug experience on motherboards, graphic cards, servers, PCs, or datacenter products.
- Demonstrated knowledge in enabling DFx requirements.
- Proven understanding and skills in one or more areas: Hardware, Software, Component, Process, Test, or Validation.
- Familiarity with characterization equipment, including oscilloscopes and analyzers.
- Ability to travel to support factory efforts as required.
Skills: failure analysis, debug Datacenter DGX, HW, SW, FW, DFx, root cause
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This role has been open 157 days — well above the 57-day median for Product Engineering roles.
Product Engineering · Silicon Validation
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Open roles in category
42
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Median days open
57 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$171k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (42 roles · 19 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 42 |
| Open roles in the wider Silicon Validation & Test family | 99 | 2317 · 111 employers |
| Median days open | 47 d | 57 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $171k |
Skills observed across this category: failure analysis, debug Datacenter DGX, HW, SW, FW, DFx, root cause
Who's hiring in this category
- AMD · 8 open roles · median 71 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 32 d
- Microchip Technology · 4 open roles · median 100 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 142 d
- Qualcomm · 3 open roles · median 75 d
- Infineon Technologies · 2 open roles · median 1 d
How we counted: 42 open Product Engineering (Silicon Validation) roles from 19 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 Silicon Validation & Test family row. Figures refresh nightly.