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Senior Circuit Characterization Engineer
Company | NVIDIA |
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Location | Santa Clara, CA, USA |
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Salary | $136000 – $264500 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- BS or MS degree in EE/CE or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in silicon bring-up and post silicon validation activities.
- Excellent problem solving, collaborative, and interpersonal skills. Experience working with offshore teams preferred.
- Knowledge of chip and board level dI/dt analysis/mitigation techniques and board PDN design background is highly desirable.
- Hands-on experience with silicon bringup, frequency and power characterization, Tester to System correlation, lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters, DAQ, Spectrum Analyzers).
- Deep understanding of product binning methods, optimization techniques, methods, trade-off analysis and tools for data analysis and statistics.
- Exposure to critical path analysis, power analysis, process technologies, transistor/device physics, silicon reliability and aging mechanisms.
- Familiarity with Python, C/C++, tool and script development.
- Background with power supply and substrate noise analysis and mitigation.
- Exposure to digital design, circuit analysis, computer architecture, BIOS, drivers, and software applications.
Responsibilities
- Participate in silicon bringup & post-silicon characterization of new silicon to optimize performance, power, yield, and quality to define the world’s fastest products.
- Build methodologies to characterize Analog, digital and Mixed Signal circuits, silicon features, correlate silicon behavior with simulations.
- Design tools to improve execution efficiency to facilitate the ability to work simultaneously on multiple products.
- Find creative solutions to complex silicon and system level problems and be on the frontline to lead show-stopper bugs, in order to enable product shipment.
- Work closely with other engineering teams to determine coverage needs and constraints.
- Drive design improvements for future product based on what is found in the lab.
- Lead and Mentor Junior Engineers and Interns.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep understanding of technology and passionate about what you do
- Strong collaborative and communication skills, specifically a shown ability to effectively guide and influence within a dynamic environment
- Strive to be a standout colleague and be ready to work with global teams from diverse cultural backgrounds in a high energy environment