Hardware Engineer, Thermal Validation - Networking

NVIDIA's Networking Validation & Qualification team is looking for a Hardware Engineer to join our Thermal Validation team in Israel. This is a hardware-first role: your primary focus will be assembling test setups for switches, adapters (HCAs), and optical transceivers, then automating data collection and analysis to validate thermal performance under real-world conditions. The role spans hands-on lab engineering, test software development, tasks management, and coordination with the Qualification PM. Thermal domain knowledge is a strong plus — and something you will grow into on the job. What you will be doing : Design, build, and maintain test setups to drive switches, adapters, and optical transceivers at maximum power envelopes; select and operate instrumentation including power supplies, thermal sensors (thermocouples, RTDs), FLIR cameras, and data-acquisition systems. Develop and maintain Python automation scripts to control lab instruments, execute test sequences, and collect results with minimal manual intervention. Build data pipelines that aggregate, process, and visualize thermal and electrical test results; apply AI-assisted analysis techniques to surface trends, outliers, and pass/fail status. Execute thermal validation test plans for air-cooled and liquid-cooled configurations; operate FLIR cameras, thermocouples, DAQ systems, and airflow meters, and calibrate instrumentation as required.