Senior Hardware Manager, Co Package Optics Switch Design

Overview

• The team leads the development of networking infrastructure for NVIDIA's next-generation data centers, focusing on accelerated performance while enabling optimized end-to-end GPU connectivity, focusing on datacenter-level optimized solutions for AI.
• As a leader of our CPO switch Hardware Engineering team, you'll guide, encourage, and drive a team of highly skilled hardware engineers, providing them with stimulating and ambitious assignments and enabling them to stay creative and motivated while delivering products on schedule.
• What You'll Be Doing: Build the best team to design and execute high-performance CPO (Co Package Optics) switch system from concept to mass production.
• Be a key member of the technical leadership team developing world-class CPO switch designs.
• This position is hands-on and will require a deep understanding of all technical/engineering aspects of the project with intimate familiarity with the entire development flow.
• From a technical standpoint, you will lead and support engineering teams in the following areas: specification definition, electrical schematics, opto-mechanical design, component selection, layout guidance, hands-on lab testing, production processes, qualification workflows, micro-architecture development, verification, characterization, design for testability, cost optimization, reliability, and more.
• Collaborate with and integrate all HW project disciplines: Board Design, Assembly Process, Mechanics, Thermal, PCB Layout, Process , Production Engineering, Software/Firmware, Procurement, NPI, and more.
• Plan and oversee your team’s work on multiple simultaneous development projects in coordination with the broader leadership team.
• Manage direct reports, set goals, provide coaching, conduct performance appraisals, plan careers, and make compensation recommendations.
• Collect, examine, and filter requirements from internal customers such as marketing, software, and systems engineering to assemble a comprehensive plan of record for next-generation switches while planning resource allocation for projects and assign team members effectively.
• Schedule projects, create realistic outcome estimates, and drive timely, successful execution for high-volume manufacturing.
• What We Need to See: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 12+ overall years of industry experience in architecture, design, and methodology for cutting-edge board design development.
• 6+ years of technical design management experience.
• Proven experience in leading multi-disciplinary projects, multi-layer, high density PCB design.
• A deep understanding of broadband high-speed ICs.
• The ability to provide insight and guidance on trade-offs between power, performance, manufacturability, thermals, cost to meet product requirements.
• Proven experience with leading execution of highly complex and innovative designs in tight schedule with risk mitigations and detailed planning for first time success.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to quickly build relationships, prioritize conflicting needs, and align teams effectively.
• Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd: Experience in designing data-center networking products for high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience with optoelectronics and optical communication systems.
• NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers.
• We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us.
• If you're a creative manager with a passion for leading teams to deliver cutting-edge high speed optical communication solutions, we want to hear from you!.