NVIDIA

GPU application in the enterprise solution space

HardwareApplicationsEngineerNewCollegeGrad2026

$100–190k Santa Clara, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Hardware Applications Engineer - New College Grad 2026 at NVIDIA. Skills: Customer enablement of datacenter products, Resolving hardware, firmware and software issues, System design reviews for data center applications, Understanding system design requirements for High Performance Computing and AI workloads, Hardware debug using oscilloscopes and analyzers. Perform system design reviews for data center applications to ensure partner designs meet NVIDIA guidelines.. Work on resolving system integ”

Industry & Context.

GPU application in the enterprise solution space
Problems you'll solve

Ability to understand, explain, and solve customer problems; Analytical skills; Resolving system integration issues; Performing hardware debug; Qualifying, validating and solving NVIDIA products for customer systems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Analytical skills, Past experience in reviewing enterprise system design, CPU architecture, Understanding of x86 and ARM system architecture for server design including BMC, security and out-of-band management, Professional-level interpersonal skills, Ability to adjust communication to the technical level of the audience, Innate capability to accurately and succinctly communicate procedures, results, and recommendations to customers, Experience with using lab tools such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters and logic analyzers, Nurtured knowledge of Linux, Comfortable working in various Linux environments, Comfortable working with Windows OS

Nice to Have

Creative, Autonomous

What You'll Do.

Perform system design reviews for data center applications to ensure partner designs meet NVIDIA guidelines.

Work on resolving system integration issues related to thermal

PCIe and GPU interconnect interfaces including out-of-band management services.

Understand system design requirements for High Performance Computing and AI workloads to drive platform configuration guides for x86 and ARM servers.

Conduct the installation

configuration and bring-up of enterprise server hardware.

Work directly with our NVIDIA customers

and analyze data to answer questions

or escalate customer issues.

Be involved in customer interaction

customer communication via conference calls or face to face meetings

Familiarize yourself with performing hardware debug using oscilloscopes and analyzers to qualify

validate and solve NVIDIA products for customer systems.

Track and file new bugs

and reproduce issues as needed and create product specifications

hardware design guides

and other supporting technical collateral.

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with customers and internal teams to resolve hardware, firmware and software issues; Customer interaction; Customer communication via conference calls or face to face meetings

Communication Scope

Professional-level interpersonal skills, including your ability to adjust your communication to the technical level of the audience.; An innate capability to accurately and succinctly communicate procedures, results, and recommendations to customers.

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