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NVIDIA

Designs the chips and software that power AI

Senior PCB Engineer

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
In Person
Hardware EngineeringBoard & Electronics Design

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Chemistry, Materials Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, with 10 or more years of experience in PCB design, fabrication, and materials.
  • Extensive expertise across PCB technologies, with a strong background in research and development of laminate materials, PCB interconnect structures, related chemistries, and fabrication processes.
  • Deep understanding of the PCB supplier base and raw material sourcing ecosystem.
  • Proven expertise in high-density interconnect, high-layer-count PCBs, materials, and signal-integrity challenges for high-speed designs of 25 Gbps or higher.
  • Ability to work and communicate effectively with hardware and signal-integrity engineering teams and build strong cross-functional relationships.
  • Ability to operate with minimal supervision.
  • Strong leadership and verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Lead research, development, and implementation of high-volume manufacturing of high-layer-count PCBs.
  • Lead research and development of new PCB technologies, interconnect structures, and materials for new products, product performance improvements, and cost reductions ahead of engineering demand.
  • Own development of PCB technology and material roadmaps based on engineering requirements and next-generation product needs.
  • Provide PCB technology support to engineering teams, signal-integrity teams, PCB design, PCB sourcing, and operations engineering teams.
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with PCB manufacturers and laminate material suppliers supporting PCB designs.
  • Define and optimize PCB stack-ups to maximize reliability while incorporating cost-avoidance strategies.
  • Lead engagement with the PCB supply base to ensure capability and readiness to meet roadmap requirements, and qualify suppliers for new technologies and materials.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Transient Liquid Phase Sintering (TLPS) technology or Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) materials.
  • Original Equipment Manufacturer system-level PCB and backplane experience.

About the company

NVIDIA designs the chips and software that power artificial intelligence and sells complete data center systems to cloud providers, AI labs, and other businesses, along with GeForce graphics cards for gamers. Its GPUs, chips that perform thousands of calculations at once, became the main hardware for AI after researchers used them to train the AlexNet image-recognition model in 2012. NVIDIA connects many GPUs with its own processors and networking gear into servers and rack-sized computers, and developers program them through its CUDA software. These systems bring in most of its sales, and it also makes chips for cars and robots. Jensen Huang co-founded NVIDIA in 1993, and it is based in Santa Clara, California.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

1993

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What believers are saying

  • AI demand is still surging: data center sales rose 117% to $89 billion in the quarter ending July 2026.
  • Stock grants are worth more: shares hit a record in October 2026, up 28% for the year.
  • Engineering dominates hiring: 1,722 of NVIDIA's 2,686 job listings in October 2026 were in engineering.

What critics are saying

  • Big buyers are hedging: Meta's February 2026 agreement covers 6 gigawatts of AMD chips.
  • Financing its buyers is getting harder: lenders pushed back on NVIDIA's $500 billion chip-backed loan plan in October 2026.
  • Staff described long hours: Bloomberg's August 2024 interviews reported seven-day weeks, late nights and shouting matches.

What makes NVIDIA unique

  • Rivals must match its software too: over 7.5 million developers use CUDA and other NVIDIA tools to program its chips.
  • The CEO has a broad direct staff: Jensen Huang says over 60 people report to him, without one-on-ones.
  • People rarely leave: NVIDIA's yearly staff turnover is 3.7%, versus a 21.9% average across the tech industry.

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