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Supplier Base Engineer – Liquid Cooling Contamination Control

NVIDIA· Engineer, Mechanical
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Full-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Supplier Base Engineer focused on contamination control for liquid cooling systems in NVIDIA's next-generation AI servers. Leads contamination strategies, supplier capability development, and manufacturing readiness from NPI through high-volume production, collaborating across Mechanical Design, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Reliability, Operations, and global suppliers.

Responsibilities

  • Define contamination control and fluid cleanliness standards for liquid cooling components (cold plates, coolant channels, manifolds, connectors, PCB contact-pad interfaces)
  • Develop and validate inspection methods capable of detecting debris greater than 50 microns using optical inspection, microscopy, image analysis, particle counting, and other advanced inspection technologies
  • Establish cleanliness criteria, sampling plans, acceptance thresholds, and filtration methods to support NPI and high-volume manufacturing
  • Identify contamination sources with manufacturing, supplier quality, and engineering teams and develop prevention and containment controls
  • Define cleaning, flushing, filtration, drying, packaging, and handling requirements to maintain product cleanliness across manufacturing and supply chain
  • Lead root cause investigations for contamination-related failures (coolant blockage, debris-induced leakage, electrical contact contamination, long-term reliability)
  • Lead supplier qualification, process audits, and ongoing improvement to align with NVIDIA contamination control standards and manufacturing protocols

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in contamination control, manufacturing engineering, fluid systems, precision assembly, or high-reliability product development
  • Experience developing contamination prevention strategies, cleanliness specifications, and inspection methodologies for manufacturing environments
  • Hands-on experience with particle detection and cleanliness assessment techniques (optical inspection, microscopy, particle counting, image analysis, or fluid cleanliness testing)
  • Experience validating inspection systems using GR&R, correlation studies, process capability analysis, and false reject/escape analysis
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with ability to collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, supplier quality, and operations
Last updated Jul 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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