Senior Component Engineer

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. We are hiring for the Component Engineering position based in Santa Clara, California at NVIDIA's location. The Senior Component Engineer will have the responsibility for maintaining the electronic and electromechanical component ownership for designs and thus be responsible for identifying, qualifying, detailing and releasing components.

What you'll be doing:

• Participate in the design, assembly, and testing of components to make sure they meet the product design specifications for function, performance and quality.

• Assist design engineers in selecting, qualifying, approving and documenting release of new components.

• Maintain components through PDP and part library tools, and manage product lifecycle management.

• Align on sourcing strategies, PSL and part reuse.

• Participate in PCN management and drive Value Engineering for supply chain Risk Mitigation.

• Support component quality and thus support Operations Quality organizations with regard to quality development, maintenance, failure analysis and resolution activities.

• Participate in developing the knowledge base of the global material industry, manufacturers, technologies, processes, products and applications for the Consumer, Commercial, Industrial, Automotive, Datacenter, Healthcare, and other emerging AI market segments.

• This role will work with the multiple teams, key ones being – Hardware design engineering, Procurement, Commodity management, Quality, Reliability and Compliance.

What we need to see:

• BSEE or equivalent experience.

• Must have good interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.

• Over 8+ years of engineering experience in component and commodity engineering, servicing multiple design teams. Technical leadership experience in all types electrical and electromechanical components in boards and systems. In depth knowledge of all tiers of electrical commodities is required.

• Must be capable of coordinating cross functionally with groups such as Hardware Design, Reliability, Regulatory Engineering, GCM (Global Commodity managers), Manufacturing Engineering, and Contract Manufacturer organizations to problem solve pertaining to component selection and use.

• Having hands-on hardware design experience is a plus. Understanding schematics and possessing design process flow knowledge is required. Experience using industry popular CAD applications, such as Cadence/Allegro and SolidWorks is desirable.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Agile or PTC Windchill, Confluence, Tableau, and SAP

• Memberships in SAE International. IEEE, ASME, and other professional and standards organization

• Working experience with an automotive manufacturer, or in-depth knowledge of ISO/ IATF16949, AIAG, APQP, PPAP, PSW, IMDS, GASG/GADSL guidelines and requirements

• SiliconExpert, ISHM, and similar 3rd party applications

• Knowledge of ISO, EIA/ECIA, JIS, IEEE, ASME, ANSI, JTAG, JDEC, FCC, CE, TUV, VDE, EM/IEC, ISO, UL, CSA, OSHA, NEC, Energy Star, RoHS, G.D. & T, DFMEA, PFMEA.

With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking people in the world working for us and, due to unprecedented growth, our business development teams are rapidly growing. If you're creative and autonomous with a real passion for you work, we want to hear from you.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 140,000 USD - 224,250 USD.Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 16, 2025.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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.