Director, System Level Testing - Product Development Engineering

About the role

NVIDIA is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Director of System level Testing to lead the end-to-end post-silicon validation, test architecture, and manufacturing ramp for cutting-edge AI, data center, SOC and Tegra Automotive product lines. In this leadership role, you will guide a team responsible for bringing next-generation GPU/SOC/LPU/Auto/Tegra technologies from design validation through manufacturing ramp and high-volume production.

You will collaborate across design, Silicon Co-design Group, test engineering, reliability, and manufacturing teams to drive yield improvement, test optimization. The ideal candidate combines strong technical depth in CMOS, System Level testing and mixed-signal systems with proven leadership in product development and high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.

What You'll Be Doing:

- 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.

What We Need to See:

- 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.