Jobs / United States / Nvidia Corporation
Silicon Validation Engineer
Nvidia Corporation · 🇺🇸 US, CA, Santa Clara
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k. Most were filed at wage level IV (82%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. The pay stated here (136,000 USD) is below what this employer usually pays sponsored hires for this role. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 2,374 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 394 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
NVIDIA Silicon Co-design Group is seeking a versatile engineer to join the HW ArchDev Methodology team. SCG operates across the full product lifecycle—from early architecture definition through silicon bring-up to production—providing a unique end-to-end perspective on next-generation systems You define how validation is done. Not how it's been done, how it should be done, for chips that don't exist yet. NVIDIA's HW ArchDev Methodology team sits at a rare intersection: architecture, silicon bring-up, and production, all in one group. We build the validation strategies, automation frameworks, and telemetry systems that determine whether next-generation GPUs and AI accelerators ship on time and at quality. The problems are novel. The stakes are real. What you’ll be doing: • Design system-level validation strategies for complex architectures, corner cases, PVT, large-scale behavior, feature interactions • Build AI-assisted and data-driven validation workflows that improve coverage, debug turnaround, and efficiency • Profile real workloads: training, inference, HPC, video, and emerging applications • Deploy automation and telemetry pipelines that scale across products and teams • Drive silicon bring-up and root-cause debug with reusable, high-leverage methods What we need to see: • BS/MS in EE/CE (or equivalent experience) • 4+ years in silicon bring-up, ASIC validation, or system-level debug • Grounding in PVT, timing (STA), signal integrity, power, and high-speed IO (PCIe, chip-to-chip) • Understanding of firmware/driver-hardware interaction • Experience or curiosity around data-driven workflows, telemetry, and AI/LLM-assisted development • Thrive in a collaborative environment. Ways to Stand Out from the crowd: • You've applied AI/ML or LLMs to validation, debug automation, or workload analysis, not just mentioned it • You've built infrastructure others still use: pipelines, observability systems, debug tools • You have artifacts: postmortems, test methods, tools, papers, or dashboards that show how you think • You've driven cross-functional work across architecture, firmware, validation, and manufacturing If you've ever looked at a validation process and redesigned it from first principles, we want to talk! #LI-Hybrid Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 136,000 USD - 218,500 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits . Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 17, 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.