We are looking for an excellent, creative, and independent IC Test Validation & Automation Engineer to join NVIDIA’s Networking unit. NVIDIA Networking has continuously reinvented itself over the years, delivering industry-leading high-speed Ethernet and InfiniBand solutions that push performance, bandwidth, and reliability from one generation to the next. In this role, you will help transfer NVIDIA Network Silicon IC products, including Switch, NIC, and SmartNIC devices, from design engineering to high-quality mass production. You will define and automate IC test validation methodologies, develop validation tests and automation infrastructure, and build scalable flows for regression execution, results collection, reporting, and debug.

You will work closely with HW, SW, FW, SPE, SLT, DFT, security, and production teams, and will be responsible for improving test stability, coverage, quality, and debug visibility across wafer-level and final-test environments. The role includes troubleshooting complex test issues, improving validation methodologies, integrating tools such as Jenkins, Git, Jira, and automation agents, and acting as a gatekeeper for IC test program quality before production release. If you are passionate about IC product testing, automation, and enabling the highest-quality NVIDIA Networking products, we would like to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

• Definition and automation of IC test validation methodologies and procedures

• Developing validation tests and automation infrastructure

• Building Jenkins-based flows for regression execution, result collection, and reporting

• Using Git-based development workflows for test infrastructure, reviews, and releases

• Integrating Jira and MCP-based tools into validation, debug, and issue-tracking flows

• Maintaining products’ quality by improving test stability, coverage, quality, and debug visibility

• Troubleshooting test issues and improving automated testing methodologies

What we need to see:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering or computer science

• 3+ years of experience in SW/HW validation or automation infrastructure

• Strong programming experience

• Experience writing automated tests

• Experience with Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD workflows

• Background with Jira or similar issue-tracking systems

• Experience with MCPs, automation agents, or tool/API integrations

• Excellent communication skills with diverse teams and functional groups

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Jira, Git, and MCP-based tools

• High self-learning skills with excellent execution quality standards

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Experience in IC product testing & debug

• Background with UltraFlex or/and other IC testers

• Experience building validation frameworks, parsers, dashboards, or automated report-generation flows

• Knowledge in DFT & Test methodologies