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Senior Hardware Application Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$136k–$219k2026-09-10 → 2026-11-10

Core

Enable NVIDIA enterprise datacenter GPU products for x86 and ARM server OEMs through hardware design review, system integration, and onsite support.

Role type

Senior Hardware Application Engineer (Datacenter)

Builds

Hardware design collateral, platform configuration guides, and validated server solutions for enterprise customers.

Domain

Datacenter hardware, HPC, AI workloads, x86/ARM server architecture

Required skills

Datacenter hardware design, out-of-band telemetry, diagnostics, cluster management, x86/ARM architecture, thermal/mechanical/electrical/PCIe/GPU interconnect, power integrity, signal integrity, high-speed board design, hardware debug (oscilloscope, analyzers), system integration

Preferred skills

Application engineering experience, customer interaction, cross-functional team collaboration, analytical skills

Technologies

Cadence Allegro Schematic Design Entry, Cadence Allegro PCB Layout, x86, ARM, PCIe, BMC

Responsibilities

Provide onsite support for OEM server hardware bring-up and debug; Review customer designs for architecture, thermal, mechanical, and signal integrity; Analyze data to reproduce and resolve customer issues; Create hardware design guides and application notes; Work on system integration issues including out-of-band management services.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC