
Senior Validation Engineer
Hillsboro, ORFull-time$168–322K/yrSeen 3mo agoStill listed today
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Job overview
NVIDIA seeks a Senior Validation Engineer to lead lab validation efforts in Hillsboro. The role coordinates multidisciplinary teams, tracks progress, guides team members, and reports validation resourcing and equipment needs to leadership. The engineer will help teams anticipate and resolve issues while applying experience in signal measurement, interface testing, power-supply analysis, EMI/EMC debugging, Linux administration, and thermal testing.
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Full job description
Become part of NVIDIA's world-class team as a Senior Validation Engineer in Hillsboro! For 25 years, our company has changed computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing. Driven by an ambitious vision and elite talent, we pioneer the AI era. Our GPUs power computers, data centers, robots, and autonomous vehicles. Here is your chance to define a lasting impact by doing what no one has done previously!
What you will be doing:
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Lead project validation efforts in the lab, ensuring flawless execution and outstanding results.
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Interact with multidisciplinary teams to monitor validation progress and successfully guide team members.
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Report progress and determine the best course of action to leadership on validation resourcing and equipment.
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Set up and manage debug meetings to strictly adhere to project timelines and objectives.
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Help project team anticipate issues and develop solutions to let the team succeed.
What We Need to See:
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10+ years of experience in validation engineering, with a proven track record of success.
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BSEE or BSCE or equivalent experience
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Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide teams to compete and achieve ambitious goals and help team navigate deep technical issues with a positive attitude.
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Excellent communication skills to effectively report and collaborate within diverse teams.
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A determined approach to problem-solving and a dedication to delivering world-class results.
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A thorough understanding of design of experiements and debug to analytically reduce complex debug tasks in the pursuit of root cause
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Experience in detailed oscilloscope usage and probing to capture low speed, high speed, and spurious signals
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Experience in I2C, SPI, I3C, UART, PCIE, USB, Ethernet, and Infiniband signals
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Understanding of switching power supply testing including load testing and tuning for transient response and stability testing with Bode and Nyquist analysis
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Experience in detailed EMI and EMC product debug
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Linux command line experience for administration and system testing and extensive experience in thermal testing which includes thorough debug methodology to solve heat flow problems in complex materials used for dissipation of high wattage ASICs
At NVIDIA, we foster an encouraging and inclusive environment. Everyone is encouraged to do their best work. We value collaboration, innovation, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. If you're ready to join a team defining the next era of computing, apply today and see how your talents can make a significant impact!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are: 168,000 USD – 258,750 USD for Level 4; and 200,000 USD – 322,000 USD for Level 5. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 505 open Validation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$168–322K/yr
- US median$120–175K/yr273 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $245K, is 69% above the US median midpoint ($145K) — in the top quarter of Validation Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 505 open Validation Engineer jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Apple31 open
- NVIDIA (this employer)29 open
- Texas Instruments18 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Validation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 388 postings).
- Education
- 304 of the 505 open Validation Engineer jobs (60%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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