Director, System Level Testing - Product Development Engineering
NVIDIA· Mgmt, Product Development
Santa Clara, CA$272k - $425.5kemployeePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Director of System Level Testing to lead end-to-end post-silicon validation, test architecture, and manufacturing ramp for NVIDIA product lines, guiding a team from design validation through high-volume production.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of product development engineers responsible for validation, characterization, and production ramp of NVIDIA product lines.
- Drive product development strategy from early silicon validation through qualification and high-volume manufacturing.
- Develop and implement validation methodologies and test strategies for mixed-signal silicon designs.
- Partner closely with Mixed-Signal Design, Test Engineering, Reliability, and Manufacturing teams to ensure seamless transition from design to production.
- Oversee Product characterization of new integrated circuit designs.
- Lead root-cause analysis and complex problem resolution related to silicon performance, yield excursions, and product reliability.
- Drive yield improvement initiatives, test time reduction, and manufacturing efficiency across wafer and module test flows.
- Provide structured feedback to design teams regarding silicon performance, design margins, and manufacturability improvements.
- Establish scalable data analysis frameworks, automation tools, and statistical methodologies for validation and production monitoring.
- Collaborate with operations teams to support product qualification, ramp readiness, and high-volume manufacturing scaling.
Qualifications
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years of background in semiconductor product development, testing or manufacturing engineering, including significant leading large, cross-functional technical teams.
- 5+ years of Director leadership or management experience leading engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of CMOS, Component characterization, and analog/mixed-signal circuit behavior.
- Experience with high-speed testing, and characterization.
- Proven experience in yield analysis, product characterization, and silicon debug.
- Experience using statistical data analysis tools (e.g., JMP) for engineering insights and yield improvement.
- Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional problem solving under aggressive schedules.
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
Skills
Required:LeadershipCMOS and analog/mixed-signal characterizationHigh-speed testingYield analysisStatistical data analysis tools
Benefits
- equity
- benefits
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