| Description: | | Position: Lab Support Technician
Temp or Perm: 12-month contract
Location: Hillsboro, OR (100% onsite)
Job Description:
We are now looking for an Engineering Lab Technician in the Datacenter Systems & Board Design Team to support testing and debug of NVIDIA's datacenter products. This newest member will collaborate with an innovative multidisciplinary world-class team of engineers to help build and develop our industry leading GPU accelerated computing products. This role will maintain and debug lab systems involving sophisticated system level hardware and software. System level performance testing is accomplished using industry leading Deep Learning/AI applications. In this role you will gain a deep understanding of datacenter products as we take on the challenge to solve complex technical issues, so there will be plenty of opportunity for learning new skills related to datacenter products and infrastructure. The primary responsibility is to support our engineering teams during development to ensure outstanding quality GPU server products may be released to the market and delight our customers so that AI scientists and datacenter operators can achieve their professional aspirations using NVIDIA technology. The new lab team member will work independently to complete daily tasks according to priorities, demonstrate a passion towards system level product quality, and should be comfortable in an engineering lab environment.
What you'll be doing: - Assemble, build, and install bench top development platforms and large server systems.
- Run system tests. Collect and report on testing results. Screen modules and boards as part of validation testing and debug.
- Connect oscilloscope probes to boards and collect signal waveform data.
- Prepare boards for detailed solder reworks to be completed by skilled technicians.
- Perform mechanical reworks involving power tools such as a Dremel.
- Support lab shipping & receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materials.
- Maintain and organize the lab equipment for efficiency and continuously look for ways to improve lab processes.
- Helping 3d print plastic parts for quick service modifications to setups/fixtures.
What We Need to See: - Diploma/Certification, Associate or Bachelor's Degree in related field (or equivalent experience)
- Min 2+ years of hands-on experience in an electronic or testing lab in the areas of silicon bringup, board-level design/validation, or system design/validation.
- Fundamental knowledge of computing architectures and relevant hands-on hardware/software debug experience.
- Experience with lab test equipment setups for signal measurement using oscilloscopes and understanding of schematics.
- Experience with Linux command line operation.
- Solid system-level debugging experience & familiarity with board bring-up and customer support.
- Good attention to detail, as well as clear written and verbal communications.
Ways to stand out from the crowd: - Experience with BMC, server management processors.
- Experience with thermal validation.
- Proven basic networking knowledge and server maintenance.
- Competence to perform simple solder reworks.
- Experience with lab test equipment setups for signal measurement using oscilloscopes and understanding to follow a schematic.
- Experience with x86/ARM architectures and accelerated GPU computing.
- Show interest in tinkering/building electronics.
Additional Notes:
Team/Culture Fit Profile: - Smaller, close-knit team of lab technicians and engineers (culture fit is important)
- Attention to detail, team-player mentality
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Qualifications/Key Responsibilities:
- 2+ years of experience as a technician/entry level engineer
- Must have experience with oscilloscope power rail measurements
- Linux exposure
- Oscilloscope knowledge, hardware/debugging experience
- Individual who has built a PC from scratch, understands system debug, understands components of a computer/ board components (CPU, etc.) and schematics
- Professional GPU exposure and/or gaming / GCU personal interests
Ideal Start Date: Screening Questions (Must be Included in Submittals!) - Can you name some of the most common components on a circuit board? (expected answer: resistors, capacitors, inductors, ICs, etc.)
- What is your comfort level reading a schematic? Have you ever used a board file?
- Can you describe your comfort level with hardware debug have you built your own computers or assembled them as part of a job?
- Have you worked on any hobbyist type projects using something like Raspberry Pi or Arduino? If yes, describe them.
- What is your familiarity and experience using Linux?
- Describe your experience using oscilloscopes? What makes and models did you use and when? And for what purpose?
- What is meant by a trigger?
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