Principal Business System Analyst, Engineering Operations
Company websitenvidia.com (NVIDIA, opens in new tab)
Base salary $196,000 to $310,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Santa Clara, CA
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- LocationSanta Clara, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
NVIDIA is hiring a Principal Business System Analyst for Engineering Operations in Santa Clara to help scale how our teams plan, prioritize, and deliver enterprise platforms and AI initiatives. In this role, you’ll partner with engineering leaders to transform strategic priorities into execution plans. You will improve operating practices and lead sophisticated programs from planning through launch and adoption.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead operational planning across engineering teams, aligning roadmaps, capacity, and commitments with business priorities.
- Establish a consistent cadence for portfolio reviews, delivery tracking, risk management, and leadership updates.
- Drive cross-functional execution, resolve dependencies, and ensure clear ownership of achievements and outcomes.
- Improve intake and prioritization processes to make resource decisions and delivery tradeoffs clear.
- Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to coordinate launch readiness, adoption, and ongoing improvements.
- Define metrics that connect engineering delivery to platform reliability, employee efficiency, and business value.
- Use automation and AI to improve operational workflows, reporting, and decision-making.
- Bring structure to ambiguous initiatives and surface decisions that require leadership alignment.
What we need to see:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience with 15+ years experience.
- Significant experience leading engineering operations, technical programs, or complex enterprise technology portfolios.
- A track record of improving planning and execution across multiple engineering teams.
- Excellent judgment in prioritization, resource planning, dependency management, and navigating ambitious commitments.
- Ability to influence senior collaborators, build alignment, and drive accountability across interpersonal boundaries.
- Experience defining meaningful metrics and translating data into recommendations and decisions.
- Clear communication, including concise executive reporting and recommendations on risks and tradeoffs.
- Technical proficiency across enterprise platforms, software delivery, and AI-enabled experiences.
Join NVIDIA to build the operating practices that help engineering teams scale, deliver optimally, and turn ambitious ideas into measurable results.
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 196,000 USD – 310,500 USD.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 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.Source: NVIDIA on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($196,000) is above 84% of the 641 Business Operations roles in California listed on this site; 2 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $145,000; the middle half runs from $125,000 to $175,683.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingPrincipal Business System Analyst, Engineering Operations$196,000 to $310,500
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Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer - Hardware$196K to $368K
Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer$196,000 to $310,500
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Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Principal Business System Analyst, Engineering Operations (this listing) | $196,000 - $310,500 |
| Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer | $196K - $368K |
| Senior System Integration Engineer, Memory | $196,000 - $310,500 |
| Senior FPGA Prototyping Engineer - Hardware | $196K - $368K |
| Senior ASIC Floorplan Design Engineer | $196,000 - $310,500 |
| Senior SRAM Engineer | $196,000 - $310,500 |
| Senior Manager, PR - AI Software | $196,000 - $310,500 |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-30
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, CA, Santa Clara
base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary range for this position is 196,000 USD – 310,500 USD.
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