Hardware Lab Technician - Silicon Validation

Overview

• NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years.
• Today, we are tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing — an era in which our GPUs act as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that understand the world.
• Doing what has never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent.
• NVIDIA's Silicon Co-Design group is seeking lab Technician who owns end-to-end hardware setup and validation support for assigned chip/silicon programs within the Hardware Validation Farm.
• This role requires deep hands-on expertise in board bring-up, thermal attachment, and hardware diagnostics, along with the judgment to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware issues with minimal supervision.
• Technicians in this role carry setups through their full lifecycle — from board receipt through sanity validation and ongoing post-enablement support — and are relied on to preserve technical continuity across program cycles.
• What you’ll be doing : Full Setup Lifecycle Ownership — Own board receipt, pre-enablement checks, thermal attachment, peripheral bring-up, and sanity validation for assigned programs; provide ongoing post-enablement support.
• Hardware Diagnostics & Root Cause Analysis — Troubleshoot device-under-test (DUT) failures beyond surface-level symptoms, trace issues to true root cause, and make informed calls on whether a setup is recoverable.
• Thermal Attachment Expertise — Execute thermal attachment procedures across varying cooler head configurations, applying mechanical adjustments as needed to achieve reliable thermal performance.
• Independent Program Ownership — Carry assigned chip programs end-to-end with minimal supervision, including issue triage, sanity runs, and full closure documentation (failure analysis summaries and issue/bug filing).
• Process Improvement — Proactively identify gaps in lab setup, preparation, or validation procedures, and contribute to process improvements that strengthen farm readiness.
• Lab Safety — Identify and report safety hazards or incidents promptly to prevent hardware damage or injury.
• Cross-Team Collaboration — Work closely with Farm Engineers, Program Leads, and functional validation teams to align on setup requirements and technical escalations.
• What we need to see: Diploma/ITI, Associate's degree, or equivalent technical certification in Electronics, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related field, with 2+ years of hands-on experience in a hardware lab, server/board-level bring-up, or validation environment.
• Demonstrated experience with thermal solution attachment (heat sinks, cold plates, liquid cooling, or similar) and strong hardware troubleshooting skills with the ability to independently isolate root cause.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent hardware or chip validation programs with minimal supervision, including the judgment to triage issues and make sound technical calls independently.
• Experience authoring closure documentation, failure analysis reports, or formal issue/bug tracking, along with familiarity with lab safety protocols and incident reporting procedures.