Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Nvidia Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles701 certified filings for “Engineer Senior Systems Software” (Software Developers) in CA: $173k–$214k, median $190k.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- 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. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 roles
- 701 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 (124,000 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).
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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About the role
NVIDIA is looking for a Hardware Systems Engineer to join our team and help build next-generation LPU platforms!
These platforms support the most fast-paced AI workloads. This is an outstanding opportunity to work on innovative technology that shapes the AI industry. You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds, contribute to system architecture, solve engineering challenges, and strengthen the hardware base for large-scale AI.
What you'll be doing:
• Contributing to hardware development for LPU platforms, investigating architectures for power delivery, cooling, mechanical build, and high-bandwidth interconnects.
• Supporting system-level technical decisions and trade-off analyses that influence NVIDIA’s LPU roadmap.
• Working with silicon, architecture, data center, and manufacturing teams to help deliver production-ready systems.
• Collaborating with vendors to debug issues and drive to resolution.
• Conducting lab bring-up and hands-on hardware debugging, employing oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other bench instruments to analyze and resolve system behavior.
• Assisting in full-stack system debug, addressing electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware, and application-level issues.
• Supporting program execution by tracking issues, contributing to root-cause analysis, and helping drive timely resolution.
What we need to see:
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of experience in platform, system, or hardware engineering from concept through delivery.
• Working knowledge in one or more of: electrical/power build, mechanical/thermal engineering, firmware integration, or performance tuning.
• Practical lab experience with hardware initialization and troubleshooting, including skill with oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers, and signal measurement instruments.
• Experience with board building using Cadence tools, including schematic capture (Design Entry HDL/OrCAD/Capture) and PCB layout (Allegro).
• Experience working in Linux environments to run SW diags, FW upgrades, and retrieve/parse test logs.
• Understanding of communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, USB and UART.
• Solid debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software boundaries.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
• Exposure to large-scale AI platforms such as LPU, GPU, TPU, or custom accelerators.
• Experience supporting the build or validation of accelerator systems at rack or cluster scale.
• Exposure to advanced system builds such as new power networks, liquid cooling, or optical interconnects.
• Familiarity with cross-functional collaboration across diverse engineering teams.
Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/
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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 124,000 USD - 195,500 USD for Level 2, and 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3.
You will also be eligible for equity and benefits .
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 2, 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 orient
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