Windows System Validation Engineer supporting Nvidia

Sustainable Talent is partnering with Nvidia a global leader who's been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years. We are looking for a Windows System Validation Engineer to support our client's team onsite in Santa Clara, CA. This is a full-time (W-2) 6 month contract role.

We offer competitive pay $50/hr - $80/hr based on factors like experience, education, location, etc.

Benefits

, PTO, and amazing company culture! In this role you will be responsible for test and analysis of issues across internal and OEM Windows platform configurations. The role ensures CI/CD quality, Windows driver compliance, OEM readiness (HLK/WHQL where applicable), and release readiness across system-level builds.

Key Responsibilities

: · Device Setup Configuration: Flash builds onto boards and OEM devices; configure UEFI, OS images, and Debugger settings for debugging; enable crash dump collection and install SoC, GPU, and platform drivers. · Develop and run automation and test for Internal and OEM devices across different functional, stress, power and performance areas · Exploratory testing to find corner case scenarios, should have expertise in one or multiple subsystems · Triage Internal and OEM bugs, track repro status; collect logs/dumps and assist in debugging. · Collaboration: Work closely with BSP, OEMQA, and automation teams for timely validation; coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for build readiness and issue resolution.

· prepare test execution reports and communicate to execution team Skillset · Hands-on experience with Windows BSP testing and platform setup. · Familiarity with UEFI flashing, KDNET debugging, and automation tools. · Strong understanding of power states, hibernate cycles, and modern standby.

· Proficiency in bug triage, log analysis, and reporting. · Prior experience with OEM device validation · Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines for BSP builds and QA automation. · Familiarity with USB4, DP tunneling, and certification readiness task Skillset: • 5–8 years of Windows system-level or driver-level testing experience (application-level QA experience alone is not sufficient).

• Hands-on experience with Windows platform validation, driver installation, and driver debugging. • Proficiency using Windows debugging tools such as WinDbg or KDNET; experience analyzing crash dumps, memory dumps, and Windows event logs. • Strong understanding of Windows power management, including Modern Standby, ACPI, and S3/S4 sleep states.

• Experience configuring UEFI/BIOS settings and flashing Windows OS builds onto hardware platforms. • Demonstrated experience in defect triage, log analysis, reproduction of issues, and root cause support. • Experience working with CI/CD pipelines supporting Windows builds and regression validation.

• Familiarity with Windows Driver Kit (WDK), HLK/WHQL certification processes, or OEM device validation is strongly preferred. • Experience validating USB4, DisplayPort (DP) tunneling, PCIe, or platform drivers is a plus.

Equal Employment Opportunity

and affirmative action employer.