Windows Driver Validation Engineer

<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sustainable Talent </span>is partnering with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nvidia</span> a global leader who's been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for over 25 years. We are looking for a <strong>Windows Driver Validation Engineer </strong>to support our client's team<span style="font-weight: bold;"> onsite</span> in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Santa Clara, CA.</span> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is a full-time (W-2) 6 month <span style="font-weight: bold;">contract</span> role. We offer competitive pay <span style="font-weight: bold;">$50/hr - $80/hr </span>based on factors like experience, education, location, etc. and provide full benefits, PTO, and amazing company culture!</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">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.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; color: black;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">Key Responsibilities:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Device Setup & Configuration: Flash Windows OS builds onto boards and OEM devices; install and validate SoC, GPU, USB, display, and platform drivers; configure Windows debugging tools (e.g., WinDbg/KDNET); enable and collect crash dumps and system logs.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Perform Windows system-level and driver-level validation across functional, stress, power management (Modern Standby, S3/S4), and performance scenarios.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Investigate Windows system crashes (e.g., BSOD), analyze memory dumps and Windows event logs, and support root cause analysis in collaboration with driver and platform teams.</p> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">• Develop and execute automated and manual test pla