Senior Circuit Characterization Engineer
Core
Define and drive post-silicon circuit setting and performance for NVIDIA's GPU and SoC product families, translating lab measurements into design improvements and product-shipping decisions.
Role type
Senior IC circuit characterization engineer
Builds
High-performance GPUs and System-on-Chip (SoC) products for Datacenter, Gaming, Robotics, and Automotive markets
Domain
Semiconductor hardware engineering (GPU/SoC)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Post-silicon circuit characterization, silicon bring-up, analog/digital/mixed-signal circuit analysis, root-cause analysis, PVT corner analysis, Python scripting, lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, DAQ)
Preferred skills
Advanced process node characterization, on-die noise measurement methodology, product binning, pre-silicon simulation correlation, AI-driven optimization
Technologies
Python, C/C++, SPICE, high-speed probing, tester-to-system correlation
Responsibilities
Own Silicon Circuit bringup from first power on through production; Drive circuit characterization for critical on-die circuits (SRAM, PLL/DLL, clock distribution, voltage regulators, I/O interfaces); Lead multi-functional root-cause closure across architecture, design, validation, and manufacturing; Analyze production-silicon data to quantify guardbands and yield trade-offs; Establish reusable automation and data analysis pipelines
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
