Senior Board Product Development Engineer

About the role

The Senior Board Product Development Engineer at NVIDIA will play a crucial role in the Operations Engineering team, focusing on the successful release of NVIDIA's board and system products to high-volume manufacturing. This position requires collaboration with various engineering teams to ensure that manufacturing test solutions are effectively planned and executed. The engineer will also be responsible for defining scalable manufacturing test architectures and driving continuous improvement initiatives. This role is essential for maintaining high-quality production releases and addressing manufacturing challenges.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in releasing NVIDIA-designed board and system products to high-volume manufacturing.
• Represent Product Operations Engineering during early manufacturing test solution planning and align stakeholders on production release requirements.
• Define scalable manufacturing test architectures, methodologies, processes, and system requirements for board- and server-level products across ARM and x86 platforms.
• Develop and qualify test strategies, fixtures, and equipment for new product features, validating hardware test solutions for production deployment.
• Partner with Mechanical, Thermal, Test, Hardware Design, Software, and Quality Engineering teams to drive DFX initiatives and factory release requirements.
• Support factory builds and production ramps by debugging board- and system-level issues, collaborating with internal teams and external manufacturing partners.
• Monitor end-to-end manufacturing test verification from board to system level, analyze production data, identify risks, and drive corrective actions to ensure release readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement through new manufacturing test technologies, process optimization, international factory supports, and mentoring/developing engineering talents.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Extensive experience in hardware design analysis, prototype bring-up, failure verification, and manufacturing test support.
• Strong understanding of board and system manufacturing test processes, quality systems, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical information clearly.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve manufacturing issues.
• Ability to travel to other countries for on-site factory product builds supports (6 to 8 weeks per year).

Pay

$168,000 – $322,000 per year

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA support
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) with auto-enrollment
• Generous time off and holidays
• Donation matching (up to $10,000)
• FSAs, commuter benefits, legal and identity-theft protection, pet insurance, and wellness discounts
• Optional programs including student-loan and home-purchase support, family care resources, and expert medical services