Senior Foundry Development Engineer at Nvidia in Santa Clara, CA

Senior Foundry Development Engineer Location: US, CA, Santa Clara Join NVIDIA's dynamic team as a Foundry Development Engineer! We are on the lookout for a talented, innovative, and driven individual to lead the charge in high-volume, rapid wafer production. Dive into the cutting-edge world of CMOS logic technologies and help us shape the future of tech. If you are enthusiastic about pushing boundaries and making an impact on the fascinating AI world, this is the opportunity for you! What you will be doing: Manage foundry suppliers to ensure seamless wafer production and delivery from NPI to HVM. Optimize device performance, improve yield, conduct WAT analysis, and manage process/fab qualification. Facilitate effective communication and manage engineering resources between NVIDIA and foundry suppliers. Ensure high production quality control through inline monitoring, SPC review, DPPM reduction, and customer return investigation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet performance, power, yield, and reliability/quality goals. Standardize and automate data, procedures, and methodologies across foundries and internal teams to improve operational efficiency. Develop advanced solutions to enhance foundry management, improve DPPM, streamline problem resolution, and increase the accuracy of yield and device projections. Look for innovative ways to improve current job functions and explore new methods and technologies that can foster team growth and innovation. What we need to see: BS in EE, Physics, Materials Science, or equivalent experience, with an MS or PhD preferred. 8+ years of proven experience in semiconductor wafer manufacturing Self-motivation with strong technical, interpersonal, and communication skills. Familiarity with FinFET device physics, CMOS logic process technology, and SPC control. Excellent engineering data analysis and presentation skills. Constantly seek ways to innovate by improving current job functions through adopting the latest technologies for greater efficiency, or by exploring opportunities beyond the current job scope to drive team growth and innovation. Ways to stand out from the crowd: MS/PhD in EE, Physics, or Material Science. Direct working experience at or with foundry suppliers using advanced CMOS logic technologies. Experience innew product introduction and Tapeout/device/yield/QUAL analysis process. Proficiency in data analysisand report generationwith large datasets, including scripting language skills such as JSL and Python. Expertise in JMP.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until July 20, 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 orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.